Debbie Millman has an ongoing project at PRINT titled “What Matters.” This is an effort to understand the interior life of artists, designers, and creative thinkers. This facet of the project is a request of each invited respondent to answer ten identical questions and submit a nonprofessional photograph.
TB Ward is a multi-disciplinary artist living in New York.
What is the thing you like doing most in the world?
I love being with people that I love. Beyond that, I also love anything that makes me live in the moment – making paintings, writing songs, riding a bike, playing table tennis.
What is the first memory you have of being creative?
I remember, on my first ever day at school, mixing red paint with white paint and being amazed that I got pink.
What is your biggest regret?
I don’t have regrets. Sometimes I am curious as to what might have happened if I’d made a different choice at certain points in my life.
How have you gotten over heartbreak?
By sitting alone being miserable, then going out and getting loose, then sitting alone being miserable, then going out and getting loose, repeat to fade.
What makes you cry?
Leaving behind people that I love. Watching high-level sporting achievements. Winning bike races.
How long does the pride and joy of accomplishing something last for you?
Anything from one minute to several decades.
Do you believe in an afterlife, and if so, what does that look like to you?
Well, I used to be a Roman Centurion, but I didn’t envisage turning up as a painter in 21st-century USA.
What do you hate most about yourself?
Not being able to wake up early.
What do you love most about yourself?
Having faith in what I strive to achieve.
What is your absolute favorite meal?
A breakfast that involves pastries e due cappuccini.