芸げいの肥こやし

expression, noun

something that nourishes one's artistic skill

Idiomatic expression likening experiences or knowledge to fertilizer for one's art. Often used when an artist draws inspiration from life events, other arts, or study.

See also: 肥やし (こやし)

• 旅たび先さきでの出で会あいが、彼かれの芸げいの肥こやしになった。

  Encounters during his travels became nourishment for his art.

• 読どく書しょは芸げいの肥こやしだと、師し匠しょうはよく言いっていた。

  My teacher often said that reading is fertilizer for one's art.