I've had a few revelations concerning art recently.Most notably are concerning the necessity of boundaries and rules and tradition in art and the importance of collaboration of artists.As as sit on my bucket stool and typing at my cardboard box desk, in my unfinished basement studio, staring at a blank canvas, I can't but think about these two ideas. My brother stumbled across this quote from a book about raising children."Creativity is the product of boundaries, not freedom. With absolute freedom, there is no need for creative thinking or problem solving."Last semester in one of my art classes, a fellow student rambled on about the freedo...