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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16:30 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Newest Creaturiste puppets


Wow Conrad,

I didn't plan these aspects into my Lynx.
Perhaps it's something like not being the one who really controls what you 
do.
Or perhaps it's the subconscious.

Or maybe it's just happy accidents.
Yes, I now think most of my work is a lot of happy accidents, chosen. I try 
a lot of things, choose what I keep and what I drop. I do plan a bit, 
sometimes a lot, but I rarely stay stiff about it. I do have an initial line 
of direction, and always reach or exceed my objectives , but the way to get 
there is always full of unplanned variations and discoveries. The amount and 
quality of variations and accidents depends on how much leeway a customer 
leaves me. I do like some parameters and rules to work from. They help with 
the challenge.


A friend of mine says it sounds too esoteric and I should never say that to 
potential employers or customers, but I still think it's accurate in my 
case: "The matter speaks to me". By that I mean that I keep an open eye to 
everything that happens, and make choices. Some of my best work was 
completely improvised, often started from an unimportant technical test.



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