David duChemin
When the Life Creative
Becomes the Life Created
A Beautiful Anarchy:
When the Life Creative Becomes the Life Created
David duChemin
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Cover title illustration: James Victore
Back cover author photo: Cynthia Haynes
ISBN: 978-1-68198-234-2
1st Rocky Nook Edition (1st printing, December 2016)
© 2017 David duChemin
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“Life isn’t about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
For Cynthia, My Beautiful Anarchist
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
“When was the last time you failed?” This is a frequent question asked of me. I don’t know if my answer is jacked up on hubris . . . but I do know it’s honest—“Every day.”
As an artist and designer, it’s my job to tempt failure every day. It’s not that I’m looking to stumble or am seeking financial ruination, but not tempting failure would lead to me finding a gimmick, a trick that people like—then rolling that trick out again and again and again. Society tells us this is good—the goal even.