Because I got to the end of this rant and realized it was entirely too long, I started to put the ultimate conclusion up here, so no-one would have to read the whole journal entry (like they'd actually read it anyway! ha!) Then I realized I didn't want to finish writing what I'd started, and that the ultimate conclusion summed the whole thing up quite nicely, so I deleted everything else I'd written and here it is for you:
*** Artists should be SO busy:
1) exposing themselves to more art,
2) getting real world experiences,
3) and getting dirty doing ART,
to improve:
1) their perspectives of themselves, their own art, and other peop