Each of these anecdotes reminds me of a quote from a movie by the Kazdan brothers: “Some people think because they are stronger, or meaner, that they can push you around. I've seen a lot of that. But it's only true if you let it be. The world is what you make of it.”
Read MoreThere are too many to list all my favorites, but three of my favorite artists of the Romantic Era and whose works influence my own are:
Read MoreFilling my life up with the phrase "I GET to" rather than "I have to" is a game changer
Read MoreArtistic expression depends on what the goal is for the individual artist rather than a standardized body of study.
Read MorePerhaps that implies that the reverse is also true: a divine gift can be profound bliss.
Read More“I only hope we can use all of our talents and creativity towards peace and love.”
Read MoreI have been defining more clearly who I am as an artist, and who I want to be as an artist.
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 MoreIn that moment I felt a cleansing of my heart and my spirit.
Read MoreSetting healthy boundaries is often seen as “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”, as I was recently reminded during a family disagreement.
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.
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