"set aside a piece of your day
to pay attention to yourself.
inscribe ahead of time
or in the moment the boundaries
of studio and gallery.
your studio must be a place that makes you
feel safe." (pt i)
"once situated
in your studio and having in mind
an empty gallery, begin remember-
ing the object lying beneath
the todayness of today.
it is a pigeon, a crow, a great heron.
neither startle it nor coax it.
instead pass its perching-place
(a tree droops heavily over a river.)
(the banister of a trafficked bridge.)
and turn your head only regarding
its hugeness as it regards you." (pt ii)
"its skittishness is
what makes it what it is.
when it goes, let it go.
do not tame the wild
birds of your soul." (pt iii)
"the gallery is any place that is empty and vast
enough for great things to escape." (pt iv, final part)