We need more permission to create art. But as always, the artist must take the lead. Permission can only be demonstrated, not given. So the artist must force himself or herself to do something that they are not comfortable with, that they are not expert in. If I were to teach, I would not teach film, something I'm familiar with. I would teach mathematics instead. Through that process, I would show that mathematics is not that different from art. My willingness to do something that I am not comfortable with will give others more permission to create art for themselves.