Meg Marie Johnson: Striving for excellence is a virtue, but not all of us can be Michelangelo. Yet the point of art isn’t to be legendary,

Striving for excellence is a virtue, but not all of us can be Michelangelo. Yet — Meg Marie Johnson

Striving for excellence is a virtue, but not all of us can be Michelangelo. Yet the point of art isn’t to be legendary, but to bring meaning and joy to ourselves and our community.

Meg Marie Johnson

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