“In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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