From The Artist:

When discussing commissions with clients I often use the term "Cooking" to refer to getting the process started. As in, "Let me know what you had in mind and we can get cooking". Which is ironic because I absolutely abhor cooking in any shape or form.

From figuring out what to make, the selection of ingredients, the prep, the heat, the cleanup. The idea that I have to do this every day to survive is the exact reason my DoorDash bill adds up to one-third of my monthly expenses.

On the other hand, I absolutely love cooking up art. The figuring out what to make, the selection of materials, the prep, the mess, (Oh God do I love making a mess), the clean-up, all part
of the process.

That's what it really comes down to. The process. I used to get really hung up on the idea of the final result, Spending months at a time working on one piece to exhaustion.

That hasn't really changed much but I did realize that the satisfaction usually doesn't come from the final result. I'll never love the final result as much as I love the process.

Art by the Slice is an invitation into my kitchen, a peek behind my process

and the tasty colorful results that come out of the kitch, slice by slice.