“Having a collection, taking it out, looking at it, reordering it, and putting it away is creative in itself. It doesn't yield a product, like the results of an art, but is stops time, as making art does.”
Molly Peacock
The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72
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