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Read moreThe summer was immense.
Read moreIt's not how you begin, but how you continue.
Read moreIt's about coming home to your art.
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Read moreIt’s time to look at everything everywhere all at once.
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Read moreInvite the necessary uncertainty.
Read moreIt is who I am.
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