Precision and intentionality in art practice are, obviously enough, not the special province of the trained professional, but how free do we feel to actually live in this truth? In this workshop we will explore what Bruce Russell of The Dead C. has termed “Mis-competence.” We’ll reflect on how expectations of competence, legibility, conventionality of technique, coherence of aesthetic argument, etc may have influenced our willingness to create. Then we will make a mess of them. Whatever happens, I hope you walk away with a new confidence at doing the right things better the wrong way. Or worse!