Reflections on Retirement and Artist's Servitude

The chapter explores the guest's retirement and adjustment to sudden hearing loss, transitioning from teaching to art-making, and the fulfillment found in mentoring students on an individual level. It delves into the challenges of the modern university structure for teaching, advocating for alternative environments for learning. The conversation delves into the artist's relationship with their work, defining artists as servants to their creation and exploring the sacrificial nature of the creative process.