Keep the first mark
Every study begins on rag paper; no grid cleans the tremor away.
Argument scratched before polish
Against Polished Taste
17 marks / no academy
field note 45 · hand first
count the scar, keep it
bone ground / oxide edge
Let rough surface argue
Scratches, numbers, and stains stay visible so judgment arrives late.
Collect voices at the edge
We name the maker, place, and date before any neat category.
One red shout is enough
Burnt earth carries the slide; cadmium appears only where refusal peaks.