While I interviewed Ed Eberle with a friend for a video documentary, he talked about why he crumpled his pottery. Most striking to me, was his method for painting. He looked away on the first stroke–too much pressure. He figured he could make anything out of a stroke (he often painted in black glaze on white porcelain). Every piece was a blank slate at one point. I carry his words with me while bootstrapping new projects. Often, I find teams mired in a research loop for a large initiative (trying to reduce risk), when not starting is their biggest risk. They simply need to allow the brush to strike the surface.
Collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (photo credit: ibid)
