Liya Kebede Quotes

I love 'Teach Yourself' books. I bought an old weaving loom and had no time for classes, but one 'Teach Yourself' later, and my bobbin is flying.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

I like a man who can build things. Whittle me something out of wood and I'm sold.

Yesterday morning I amused myself with an exercise of a talent I once possessed, but have so neglected that my performance might almost be called an experiment. I cut out a dress for one of the women.

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

Art is anything people do with distinction.

I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.

I've never liked the word 'celebrity.' I like to photograph people who are good at what they do.

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train.

I'm a craftsman. I'm an actor.

I never had the dream to be a great designer. My focus was just to do beautiful things.

The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling.

The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.

Craft is part of the creative process.

Craft is everything.

Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands.

Architects, sculptors painters, we all must return to the crafts! For art is not a 'profession.' There is no essential difference between the artist and the craftsman. The artist is an exalted craftsman.

Textiles embody all the dimensions of art: color, innovation, talent.

A filmmaker has to have faith in talent.

When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.

Fabric is the most extraordinary thing; it has life. You must respect the fabric.