Experimentation is the key to learning new things. When I was a kid I drew pictures of cardinals and chickadees. But I drew them the same each time. I never went outside my comfort zone. I bet I could still draw the same pictures to this day. It was learning to fail that really help me understand how an artist thinks. We don't simply make what is comfortable, we try something new and see if we can make something out of it. We live in a realm of experimentation. Let's try it and see what happens. I still say that I fail more than I succeed, but even in failure I feel excitement that maybe the lessons learned will lead to something better next time around. I recently did a family portrait shoot and one picture I took I really liked. And I saw something to try by duplicating the image and flipping it and tying the two together. This then led to many more duplications and flips until I had something that looks a little like one of the posters that is a pattern but if you quint just right and image appears( admit I have yet to make one of these posters work). I thought it was interesting but not something a client would want. But I decided to show it to them anyway. Not expecting a sale, but hoping it shows my commitment to making something unique for my clients. Again, not all are going to be home runs, but along the way--maybe we find something to stop and look at for a second or two and say...that is pretty cool! Saye