“I've found opposition to my teaching because I said it's not the strength which does it, it's a rhythm. You don't need huge muscles great strength. In fact, if you have that and misuse it, you're going to damage the material. It's absurd. It's a rhythmical flow of an idea, whichever sex you are.”

Source: 1961 - 1975, Art Talk, conversations with 15 woman artists', (1975), p. 15

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