"For me, drawing is a way of navigating the imagination, and it remains the fundamental vehicle of my practice. Drawing allows me to be at my most inventive."

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Source : "Artist Shahzia Sikander on how she draws" by Shahzia Sikander, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2009.

Shahzia Sikander

#Practice Quotes #Drawing Quotes #Imagination Quotes

“Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions.”
“To fulfil a fantasy is the quickest way to destroy it.”
“The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul, breaking the mental manacles, getting the brain out of bondage, giving courage to thought, filling the world with mercy, justice, and joy.”
“I think you find pieces of yourself in every character you portray.”
“For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions: the postal system, lightning rods, the constitution. He was a rock star before there was such a thing.”
“There's so many vegetarian foods now that are available at the market . The same with drive-throughs. Now, a lot of them serve veggie burgers just like the restaurants are doing. So, it's really very easy.”
“Quite a small spoke is enough to stop a wheel - even a mighty big wheel - if it's going too fast.”

Source : Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell (2012). “The Keeper of the Door”, p.73, tredition
“Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil”

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