Certainly, in my life, I strive for resilience, which I define as a persevering adaptability. However, I had failed to consider that resilience occurs within my artistic process. 

The phrase “staying on the hurt line” is from a classmate's mom in a class I took at the beginning of summer: Art in a Time of Crisis. What does it mean to remain on the hurt line? Is it somewhere between joy and pain? Is it a bittersweet truth that life is both hard and beautiful? Yes, yes, and so much more.