I wasn't looking to be an artist.
It happened upon me while I was chasing other notions.
At any rate, I assemble my pieces by accident when I can,
and try not to hold them too tightly.
They are my teachers when I have the courage to accept their tutelage.
When I let myself see it,
they show me who I am and who I might dare to be.

I don't consciously contrive my inspirations.
A work feels the most truthful when it presents me with no literal translation.
I have a reluctance to trust one that,
at some point during its unfolding, doesn't bring me to abject despair,
or upon its revelation, lift me to irrepressible joy.
Authentic self-conversation is my only desire,
for I know the more honest my inner dialogue,
ultimately, the more effective will my renditions be at speaking to the viewer.

Each to their own depth of cultivation;
what for them now is a conversation to begin,
is for me merely a tangible reminder of the moments of its creating.

DAVID KNUDTSON