But all this time, there are periods, sometimes quite long,
when I'm not doing anything with it.
It doesn't worry me if a canvas remains in progress for years in my studio.
I think of my studio as a kitchen garden.
Here, there are artichokes. There, potatoes.
Leaves must be cut so the fruit can grow.
At the right moment, I must prune.
I work like a gardener.
Things come slowly.
Things follow their natural course.
They grow, they ripen.
I must graft, I must water, as with lettuce.
Ripening goes on in my mind.
So I'm always working at a great many things at the same time.
Joan Miro
