Personal Manifesto Rylie Muir

Find and collect things. Objects, ideas, they’re all useful. Replace the old with the new, but never forget that everything from rusty nails to brand new clothes can be repurposed. Use it all. Nothing is off limits.

Observe and listen. The wind and the waves speak if you take the time to listen. Take a break and return to the world around you. Don't stay caught up in yourself.

Let yourself be carried away by inspiration. If it’s worth spending time on now, it’ll be worth to see later. 

Remove the walls. You don’t need the roadblocks you made in high school anymore. Set a goal for self-motivated art. Get your shit together and create.

Never be finished. Don’t let dissatisfaction lead to overwhelming self-hatred, but into a determination to improve. Any artist that decides they’re “good enough” stagnates.

Play and experiment, it doesn’t matter if it’s good. It’s not bad to want to breathe. 

You’ll grow as a person every day. Your art will always grow with you. 

It doesn’t matter where, get started. In the middle of a sentence, the end of a song, or multiple steps removed from what you’re doing. Begin. 

Create for creation’s sake. Ego and self-destruction stall you. 

That inner voice that says your not good enough will always be there. Tell it to eat shit. Create what you want, create to spite yourself, create to prove that you can.

Take inspiration from others. Remember your friends and bring their styles into yours--they’ll show themselves anyway, so do it with intent and know where it came from. Styles are malleable and always influenced by those around you. Don’t impede on this process.

Use your emotions no matter what. You have plenty of them, make them useful. Don’t sacrifice yourself to a stagnate demeanor, it won’t work. 

Always repeat yourself. Draw it again, say it again, write it again. 

Don't get stuck at "Try"