The Right to a Good, Loving, Safe, Studio Environment
(Good loving, safe, environments promote physical and mental growth.)
2. The Right to be an Individual
(Individuals are part of a community. Respect being the glue that binds us together.)
3. The Right to have Our Work Taken Seriously
(Our work should not be taken lightly; we all begin somewhere.)
4. The Right to be Listened To
(Listening is to comprehend with our ears, eyes and mind. If only one of us is listening, one of us will be misguided.)
5. The Right To Speak Out
(The freedom to sound out our feelings is born from our desire to live.)
6. The Right to have Goals
(Goals give us a direction. Along the way our discoveries will show us where to go.)
7. The Right to Research, Solve and Formulate New Ideas
(Good ideas take work and enthusiasm. Individuals who develop original ideas learn to trust their instincts.)
8. The Right to Take The Necessary Time To Complete a Project
(To finish a project properly, is to understand the full scope of the idea, the process and its limits.)
9. The Right to Learn a Skill
(Many skills translate into many opportunities.)
10. The Right to Think in Different Ways
(Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. It is thoughtful, wise reflection, which embodies intelligence.)
11. The Right to Make Mistakes
(A blend of experiments, errors and discoveries are the basic elements in which artists find the truth. An incorrect solution is, in reality, a chance to rethink the problem.)
12. The Right to Play and have Fun
(Play opens us up to the moment and unexpected breakthroughs.
Fun is the profound energy that helps us climb the hill of possibilities and passion.)
13. The Right to Use and Develop Our Imagination
(Good imagination is mental exploration free of worldly restrictions.)
14. The Right To Develop A Passion
(Passion is the zeal of life,
wind on fire, bringing forth happiness, imagination, and purpose. Out of high passion comes a people with boundless enthusiasm, who won't quit.)
15. The Right to Be Creative
(Creativity is beyond perception and judgment - like being in the dark, in a strange place feeling around, and then finding light…)
