photography by Luke Miller
Have you ever known exactly what someone else should do to fix their opus or life, but you can’t do anything about it because it’s their art, their existence? You stomp your foot and fume, but they don’t rescue themselves—not even if you spell out how in three easy steps. But turn to the canvas on your own easel, the face in your mirror—and all of a sudden you’re as clueless as your friend.