What I love most about Tracey Emin in this interview is her openness, especially how she describes treating her canvases and letting them sit until it’s time to work on them. She shares example after example of each piece’s journey, reminding me that as a creative, you exist in two worlds. One foot is in the physical act of making—mixing paint, researching characters, warming up, wetting the clay. The other dances with the creative force, asking deeper questions and allowing the work to unfold. And often, that means returning to it again and again.

Listening to the experiences and advice of great artists—through books, in person, or now through incredible recorded videos—feels like a remote, one-way apprenticeship. If you watch it, I’d love to hear your thoughts below.