While trauma is now sometimes overused to describe difficult, unfavorable, or inconvenient situations, in many cases the fundamental issues faced by the people I talked to were emotional traumas.
Read MoreRather than shaming a person for being themselves, we ought to be celebrating our differences because they make for a livelier, more robust world.
Read MoreIn this month of June, a month marked by celebrating diverse identities of all kinds, I think it is important to reflect on how many people (starting in childhood) are told - in one form or another and by various individuals or groups both in their family circles and beyond - that they are "terrible" because they differ from whatever hegemonic norm society says is the pinnacle of societal success.
Read MoreThe link between scapegoats and narcissism has long been studied.
Read MoreI guess they don’t agree with the concept of gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art): an artwork, design, or creative process where different art forms are combined to create a single cohesive whole.
Read MoreAge quod agis means “Do what you are doing.”
Read MoreArtistic expression depends on what the goal is for the individual artist rather than a standardized body of study.
Read More“I only hope we can use all of our talents and creativity towards peace and love.”
Read MoreIn order to be able to push the boundaries of ART, I have to first push the boundaries of my own art.
Read MoreBusiness mentors are there to help someone change their mindset and approach to business success.
Read MoreWe want somebody to help us prioritize and stay accountable to our schedule, help us get into the right frame of mind when things become difficult, and to provide the tools and experience we need to stay on task. It's like having both a guide and a cheerleader because doing that on our own can be exhausting.
Read MoreHowever, when I create a work of art, I tend to follow an intuitive path, allowing the art to take me on its own journey and show me where it wants to go.
Read MoreI kept looking to others to define me for me. And they did define me - but for themselves: in their image of me, or the image of who I should be, or of who they would want to be if they were doing what I was doing.
Read MoreAnd I saw all of that in me and I saw all of me in the quilt. And that's how it got its un-name. It's an untitled piece because it simply exists.
Read MoreI read a horoscope at the start of 2020 that said this would be the year for “Giving ourselves care, courage, and commitment.”
Read MoreAlthough it took me a while to get each part to look as close to how I had imagined it, I took my shot and did it.
Read MoreMy favorite lesson as an artist (and as a person, really) has been “shoot your shot.”
Read MoreI love a challenge!
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