• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Cheryl Machat Dorskind

Hamptons Photographer | Photo Instruction

  • Home
  • About
    • Books
    • book cover commissions
    • Media
    • Testimonials
  • Portfolio
    • Authors
    • Children Portraiture
    • Portraits
    • Family Portraiture
    • Fine Art Photography
    • Teens | Twenties
  • Learn
    • Fine Art Mentor
    • Fine Art Mentoring Testimonials
    • Hamptons Photo Instruction
    • Online Classes
      • Self-Portraiture – online class
      • Exploring Color
      • Painting Photos – A Self Paced online class
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Licensing
    • Newsletter Sign-up
  • store

“I learned to write by writing” Neil Gaiman

By cherylmachatdorskind

www.cherylmachatdorskind.com
I listened to Neil Gaiman’s commencement speech to the University of Arts, Class of 2012, (Philadelphia, PA) the other night. What a pleasant surprise. It was rich with good advise and very inspiring. It has a special appeal for artists, photographers, writers, illustrators, graphic designers, and book lovers.
Previously, I knew a little about Gaiman’s work (my husband has Sandman statues and a collection of Gaiman’s comics) but now I am a fan.
Here are a few quotes:

“I learned to write by writing”
“You can be as creative as you need to be to have your work seen”
“The old rules are crumbling…so make up your own rules”
“Be wise because the world needs more wisdom….and if you cannot be wise, pretend you are wise and pretend like they would…Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make good art.”

http://vimeo.com/42372767
Happy Friday and a shout out to men and women in uniform servicing our country on Memorial Day weekend,
Cheryl

Share this post:

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Email

Filed Under: Books, Friday quote, Inspiration, Photography Tagged With: creative inspiration, friday quote, Neil Gaiman

Footer

About Cheryl

Professional photographer Cheryl Machat Dorskind is a three-time best-selling author and newspaper columnist, an international mentor, a photo educator and adjunct Full professor, a workshop and online instructor, a speaker, and an acclaimed “New York Times” fine-art photographer and handpainter.

She is a member of the American Society of Media Professionals (ASMP) and Canon Professional Services and profiled on Museo.

Learn with Cheryl

Team up with internationally noted fine art mentor Cheryl Machat Dorskind and expand your photographic vision. She is the perfect mentor for the visual artist searching for creative, technical, and marketing direction.

Keep in touch

Newsletter Signup Form

Copyright © 2023 Cheryl Machat Dorskind. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  • Home
  • About
  • Portfolio
  • Learn
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • store