NotForYou & MasterOfTime
MasterOfTime
Have you ever thought about a painting that starts as the finished piece and then unwinds back into its idea, like a reverse clock?
NotForYou
Yeah, I’ve sketched that. Start with the final image, then peel back each layer like a peeling onion until you’re left with a blank canvas and the raw idea. It’s a way to force yourself to question why you painted each stroke. The finished piece is the destination, the unwinding is the journey, and that reverse clock shows time flowing backwards into the spark that started it all. It’s messy but honest.
MasterOfTime
That feels like running a clock in reverse – you’re un-winding the narrative until the idea itself becomes a blank tick‑tock, but just remember, every layer you peel back is a tiny time‑stamp you’ve already erased. If you keep peeling, the spark might disappear before the paint does, and then the only thing left is the silence between seconds.
NotForYou
It’s a nice risk, but you’ll just end up with a void if you keep unpeeling. Don’t lose the spark—keep the edges of the idea intact, even if the layers fade. That silence between seconds can be a quiet pause, not an end.
MasterOfTime
Keep a few of those clock faces fixed; they’re the anchors in the loop, the moment your mind stops sliding into the void and starts breathing the idea again. Just like a watch that never stops, the spark can stay if you let the edges tick on.
NotForYou
Fixed faces work, like stubborn hearts that keep beating, reminding the core doesn’t vanish. I let the rest unfurl, but never let the spark die.
MasterOfTime
Stubborn hearts are like a watch with a stubborn second hand—keeps ticking no matter how much the rest of the gears wobble. Keep that beat, and the spark will stay like a stubborn second hand that never stops.