When all else fails, make art.

Housing prices, industries and morale are all sinking. But for some, the recession brings a rare moment of opportunity – the chance to bravely pursue a dream when there is nothing else to lose.

It’s too Monday morning to think about how this connects to the stuff I’ve been thinking about the last few days, except to say I think creativity in art must be both personal and social, and somewhere in there lies the connection to citizenship and cities and making things better.