The artistic path: Put in the work

To piggy back on my last post, I am going to write about finishing. 

I had a mentor that would get upset every time I would destroy a work in progress.  Her point is you have to finish it, you can not get beyond the hard point if you don't complete the action.  The act of finishing serves two purposes:

1. You complete the task.
2. You learn from the mistakes and improve your techniques.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. (Joseph Joubert)

Had I not completed this suffragette doll ...... 

1st doll I ever sold. Very proud of her!

I never would have improved enough to make this!