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> [Often, I work out of my work. One work takes me to the next thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/often-i-work-out-of-my-work-one-work-takes-me-to-the-next-thing/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

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## More by Jim Hodges

> [There is a broad range of reaction to the work, as there is a broad range of work I make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/there-is-a-broad-range-of-reaction-to-the-work-as-there-is-a-broad/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [I wasn't interested in holding onto the evidence of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/i-wasn-t-interested-in-holding-onto-the-evidence-of-things/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [It's as if I were collaborating with myself, revealing my relationship to the material. My hand would make the drawing. Then my mouth would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/it-s-as-if-i-were-collaborating-with-myself-revealing-my-relationship/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/for-a-while-i-thought-a-lot-about-lineage-where-do-i-belong-who-am-i/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [I'm an average person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/i-m-an-average-person/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/when-i-make-art-i-think-about-its-ability-to-connect-with-others-to/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [My big concern is keeping people off the highways today, so that we have no further accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/my-big-concern-is-keeping-people-off-the-highways-today-so-that-we/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [I work from a personal place, and the work has personal meaning for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/i-work-from-a-personal-place-and-the-work-has-personal-meaning-for-me/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [I think that some works are more accessible than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/i-think-that-some-works-are-more-accessible-than-others/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/as-a-viewer-my-own-work-elicits-strong-emotional-reaction-from-me/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [Color is for me the purest form of expression, the purest abstract reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/color-is-for-me-the-purest-form-of-expression-the-purest-abstract/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/however-some-of-my-work-is-very-subtle-and-one-should-expect-very/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [When I started working with mirrors, it seemed to be the perfect material to stand in for that waiting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/when-i-started-working-with-mirrors-it-seemed-to-be-the-perfect/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [Our assignment comes with the alignment. Too many people look for the assignment without first finding their alignment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/our-assignment-comes-with-the-alignment-too-many-people-look-for-the/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

> [Words can be applied as one might put on a scent, such as perfume. Some scents are so wonderful and others are sickening... titles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hodges/words-can-be-applied-as-one-might-put-on-a-scent-such-as-perfume-some/)

[Jim Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hodges/)

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