Sun Basking Turtle

“Being slow is being faster.”
It is an old Korean saying.

I learned that it was true when I started printmaking. When I rushed, it always went wrong and took much longer. There is so much time for waiting when I do printmaking. I, being used to do things quickly and efficiently, couldn’t stand the waiting time. I often rushed the process, wanting to finish it up quick so that I can do some other “useful things,” then totally screwed it up, having to start over. But as I did the process slower, eventually I got the result faster, and of course better.

I still have to learn how to slow down and not to think about efficiency all the time. Not everything needs to be “useful.”

Sometimes it is good to be a sun basking turtle.