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Thanks for this B.A.! Although not a writer myself, I feel encouraged to add the odd line here and there with my visual art after reading this. It'll be a good chance to practice calligraphy too :)

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...and why not? Thanks!

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Nov 3, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

Just what I needed to read. Thank you.

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Thank you Joanne!

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Glad to know about the MiracleBind™! I invested in an extremely sturdy and powerful three-hole punch a couple years ago, for putting drafts into a binder . . . but I agree that the thwack is distracting!

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A very off-putting sound!

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Nov 2, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

love love love your work and your blog! I would kick your imposter syndrome in the a** if I could. E-kick? Anyway, I'm going to make a banner that says persnickety, thank you for the inspo.

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Thank you very much!

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Hey BA…. I mean BFA Lampman… love your blog. I relate to your shift into arts… thought I would study philosophy, but was drawn into arts… and still in it! Also really identify with your work about your mom, it’s real, and a story that needs to be told! Thanks for sharing your process.

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Thanks so much Peter! I also thought of studying languages... I had a facility for learning French that I hadn't expected. And I've always regretted not also pursuing my academic leanings, but C'EST LA VIE. I guess at this point I'll have to be satisfied with lots of reading...

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You know I love you and your newsletter. And now I'm going to go and give my "persnickity mind" some gentle reminders. xx

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KISSES

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I second that B.A. It is never too late. I have been reinventing myself for decades, and having a blast every single time I re-pot myself. I can hear your voice and your laughter when I read these newsletters and they resonate deeply. Your art, your scope, your clarity of self is really inspiring. Thank you.

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Thank you so much Kristine! I hear your voice loud and clear in your newsletter as well.

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Well you know me… always shouting about something🤣

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Ha!

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I love reading about your art and process. I relate hard to a lot of the doubts and fears you express that go along with creating. I'm trying to care less too, because caring more has consistently blocked me from doing my best work.

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Exactly. Caring too much (or is it worrying too much?) has often kept me from my best work, too.

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And thank you!

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Nov 1, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

Thanks BA for sharing your thoughts with us. Many of them resonate with me about things getting in the way, etc. over the years. I too am not as worried about what people think anymore now that I'm older! I just do the work that comes out of me!

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Thanks Kathy—yes, I think not caring definitely gets easier with age!

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Also - agree that caring less is definitely a part of the puzzle.

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Thank-you so much for your journey story here. As you know, I find your current work moving and inspiring, and I love to hear about other people's meandering paths through and to their creative practice, particularly because I feel like I've wasted so much time in my life *not* making art. Which isn't even really true when I examine it. It's just that the form has morphed and changed over time. Also - I love Blueline notebooks (a favourite of the federal government) and the idea of using the Miraclebind paper for a longer writing project is genius.

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Thanks so much, Megan.

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Nov 1, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

What Katy said. So much.

Your practice speaks deeply to me, and what you share in your newsletter gets me in the gut and chest every time. Looking forward to.seeing and celebrating your Life's Work.

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Thank you very much, Renée.

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Nov 1, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

I’m drawn by your vulnerability & humility; especially here by your curiousity about how your art making is connected to, or disconnected from your childhood. Dying happy. There’s a thought…

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Thanks friend!

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