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I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).

Monday, April 23, 2007

A-Muse-Ing

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A writer friend once told me that he didn't really like writing, he liked having written. I knew just what he meant. But painting and drawing for me are different. I get immense pleasure from every part of the process of creating, and I never feel that any work is truly completed. No matter what, there's always something more I can do, something I can add or fix. Another friend, a film director and editor, told me that at a certain point he must be dragged away from his work because otherwise he'll keep tinkering until he's destroyed it. As far as lacrosse is concerned I love the coaching process, and yet on the other hand there's a huge relief when a game is over, and of course, unlike the making of art, you're on the clock and a whistle blows telling you it's time to stop. Yesterday, the boys' lacrosse team I coach at Huntington Park High School won their first game, and I can honestly say that as sweet as victory is, getting there has been what it's about. What greater satisfaction can there be than teaching a sport to a group of young men, most of whom had never even seen the sport played a few months ago, and having them give back to you not just by winning their first game, but doing it by playing incredibly well? That's the joy of coaching. Your players are your muse.

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations on the win John... but more importantly congratulations on changing for the better, the life of every boy on that team. I'd call that a good job done!

I like the feeling of "having written" too. It's the only part I seem to have some control over! LOL I enjoy the process ... but it never ceases to amaze me how the words just fall out and afterwards you go... "where the hell did that come from?" LOL

Great cartoon... deja vu or what?! LOL)

7:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Been meaning to ask... what is the American Travesty? Is it a series?

7:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry... I meant Travesty - an American Artist... stuffed that up! :-)

7:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

from NY Times obit--" David Halberstam, 73, Reporter and Author, Dies"

>>In the recent NY1 interview, Mr. Halberstam summed up his approach to work by quoting a basketball player. “There’s a great quote by Julius Erving,” he said, “that went, ‘Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.’ ”<<

4:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

*sigh* Sometimes one can feel so darned INVISIBLE...

3:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

John C. I am away from the board for a week, come back to find that you are even more improved. These, along with Jeremy, are my favorites, however the "peeping tom" in the art class still ranks up there as well.
Most impressive!

11:12 AM  

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