Blood Memories

Its not often that I quote poetry/writings but I really like the idea of using life experiences to make art work, the more emotions, passions and personnal history behind the work, the stronger the work seems to become. I think Rainer Maria Rilke's 'blood memories' sums it up best:

"Its till they have turned to blood within us, to glance and to gesture, nameless and no longer to be distinguished from ourselfs- not till then can it happen that in the most rare hour the first word of a verse arises in their midst and goes forth from them."  -Rainer Maria Rilkes