Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 24, 2022

The guy who taught me to do construction always said that if you made a mistake that you couldn’t paint over or put behind a cabinet, then you should just put a frame around it and call it art. I have actually used the last clause of that wisdom a few times in my life.

Musicians know that if you make a mistake, you should repeat it two more times and call it art.

Definitely noteworthy.

Most, if not all, musicians would make a bum note with the minimum of volume!

This comic makes no sense!

I thought this was going to be another fart joke.

Interesting, Mr. Gordon was our high school art teacher.

“There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.” – Bob Ross

Things is, we don’t get to see the reason for the question. Would make an interesting couple of panels.

Martin Luther is said to have told his choir, “Sin boldly!” The idea being, it’s better to be loud and occasionally hit the wrong note with confidence than to be so quiet nobody can hear you when you get it right.

Ammonia, mineral spirits, or acetone?

Give the kid some props. First thing he does after an art-supply mistake is go look for the janitor.

“To play the wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable!” Ludwig van Beethoven

An entire genre was created out of a mistake. It’s called Rap music.

Make it a loud color!

You know you are progressing to higher levels when your mistakes are high level.

Sure! Just look at Jackson Pollock.

A wrong note played timidly is a wrong note. A wrong note played with authority is interpretation.

Just wait until he takes chemistry!

“… and whether I’ll need to buy extra supplies to clean it up.”