Aphorism #7
See first. Name later.
If we see an object as a “bowl,” it may inhibit our seeing it as “craft,” just as seeing it as “craft” might inhibit seeing it as “art.” And vice-versa.
Keep categories out of it. The only question is this: does looking at it give me pleasure?
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