Re-framing Failure, understanding loss. Grants, Resources and Classes
Published: Wed, 07/26/17
July 26, 2017
Re-framing Failure
by Brainard Carey
There is an ancient Zen story that tells about luck. In it, a farmer’s horse runs away and all his
neighbors come by to say what bad luck this is. The farmer replies “maybe.” His horse returns and with it brings wild horses. The neighbors all say what good luck this is to which the farmer says, “maybe.”
There is no such thing as success in a vacuum. For artists, collaboration can often lead to new horizons and undiscovered avenues within their body of work.
