Personal Manifesto 2- Nathan Mortensen

1. An artist is someone who finds solace, comfort, or meaning in making things, even if the things they make may seem impractical or have no everyday purpose.
2. To quote Calvin, "You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood."
3. I'll always want to create my own version of something, rather than create a replica. If I want a replica, I might as well just take a picture of said thing.
4. Not everything needs to have some deeper meaning. You can make a thing that has little to no emotional meaning. A deeper meaning can help with the creative process, but one is not always needed. An art piece can just be something nice to look at or fun to make.
5. If I don't follow my own rules, it can't truly be my art.
6. Destruction and decay can be beautiful.
7. It's not your job to impress anyone. It's your job to make what you want.
8. You can tell a lot about a person by the type of things they make.
9. My style is my style. It will be what it will be. I can't force my style to change, but if it does by itself, that's fine. Like handwriting.
10. I've had many interesting ideas by imagining visuals to music.