Art: Steps, Balance, & Response.
Art doesn't exist in a vacuum.
You can't start at step 1, then go to step 5, and skip the rest. I also don't recommend focusing too much on one stage and not the others. Everything exists in balance.
Pick the idiom - the expression of your idea realized.
Create structure - create a process for creation.
Apply craft - build it.
Surface - create a great first impression.
If you apply these steps, you'll create a work that inspires a response from a grateful audience.
Art requires a response from those you seek to serve.
Those you seek to serve want to come alive.
Serve the others by creating better art.
Follow the process.