POPO2024 Day 17

17

It’s not about what,
It’s about how.
It’s always been about how.
Sure, what is the goal, but
without the finesse of how,
what is is but a figment
that will not materialize.
It applies to art perhaps
most of all. Consider palettes
of roygbiv, alphabet of 26.

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  1. Carol anne's avatar Carol anne says:

    loved this Lisa :D

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  2. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:

    Why is as important as how.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Sadje, will you please say more about it?

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      1. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:

        In my religion, the why is more important ( why we do something) thing in deciding where we stand. What happens when we act and how we acted, comes second. So even if we did something with good intention and the results weren’t what we expected, we still are in the clear.

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        1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

          Makes sense, Sadje. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

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          1. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:

            It’s my pleasure dear friend

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  3. balroop singh's avatar balroop2013 says:

    Love the art and the poem. So true!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Balroop, glad you grok it, thank you <3

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  4. I love the idea of an almost weightless elephant. Lovely illustration and colours.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Gia, thanks. I saw the mushroom and decided to color it psychedelic :)

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      1. Yes, I get the psychedelic vibes, very pleasant image to look at. 😊

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  5. lesleyscoble's avatar lesleyscoble says:

    How is always on my lips! 😊👏🩷

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  6. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    Process, not product. Exactly. (K)

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  7. Steve's avatar Steve says:

    Your verse today is thought-provoking, and clever, Lisa. And I love the postcard. It takes me back to the Doodle Art brand colouring books from the ’70s (not unlike today’s adult colouring books!).

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Thanks, Steve. When I first started blogging I did one coloring a day for a year and included a song. I have a big stack of those adult coloring books. It was a good meditative practice, of listening to the music while coloring.

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  8. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:

    Yes, you are exactly right! This would go well with my poem. Challenge!

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  9. I’m also a little tired of asking “why”. Why did something bad happen to me? God doesn’t hate me. I just had some bad luck.

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  10. I would also add that this applies to A.I. being used for art. A big corporation is fine with using A.I. because they only care about the what, but artists love the how.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Good point, Paul(liver)

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  11. I like it, and it makes me wonder about the assumptions we make with art.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Thanks, Chris. Glad it makes you wonder :)

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