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I can't count how many times I have looked into the eyes of a teary child who has just painted one brush stroke too many, or touched a spot on their art piece that was just a little more wet than they expected and smeared a design.
Never fear, the art teacher is here! Sometimes I can fix it, and sometimes ya' just have to make it work. When creating art, there is a lot to be said of just accepting whatever happens. It's made by hand after all, and as humans we are not perfect. (can you find the extra line? and the one that got a little thicker than I planned in this owl?)
Perfect is in the eye of the beholder. We all have a different definition of what perfect is. I can't tell you how many times I have painted something and didn't really like it, but then I ended up selling it and the person who bought it found it "perfect" for them. On the contrary, I have made items that I thought were perfect, and no-one wanted to purchase them.
So, when I have one of those teary eyed clients. We asses the situation, and determine what the plan of attack will be to make something that fits in their definition of perfect. Sometimes it's a matter of wiping off a little paint, and repainting a little paint. Sometimes a drip becomes a heart or a flower. Sometimes a drip becomes more drips and dots that turn to silly laughter. Almost always that moment of "mistake" turns to a fun artistic discovery--ironically, one that wasn't possible without that initial mistake.
There are times when it pays to be perfect. If you are writing a blog and you can't spell, your readers might find you less credible because of your spelling errors. If you are balancing your check book, it's not going to be OK if you think you have $500 more in the account than is actually there. But would anyone know that a purple drop of paint, turned into a cute flower on a pigs face was originally a mistake? I won't tell if you don't.
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