"It’s human desire to be understood. And we always feel we’re not understood."
-John Baldessari
There is so much that goes into making art that can easily be missed when you look at a finished image. There are the the inspirations that spawn it, the epiphanies and breakthroughs that fuel it, as well as a slew of failures and challenges to overcome along the way. All to me are equally as interesting and important. This is what I call the Creativesphere. It's the magical place where overflowing optimism and possibility collide with the cold, hard realities of life.
This blog is dedicated to that process. The process of not only creating, but appreciating…attempting to understand…and finding ourselves in it.
Most of our lives are spent in the moments
Between the moments
The large swaths of time
Sandwiched between memories
I’m beginning to think maybe
That’s by design
What if the things that really matter
Happen in between
The things we think really matter?
[Read more…] about Where the Magic Happens
Have you ever believed something
That turned out wasn’t true?
Belief is malleable
Fallable
As more information
Reveals itself
The picture can completely change
I know
Because I’m an artist
My truth changes every day
[Read more…] about It’s True*
I get a lot of requests to see more of my studio and my process as my work moves along. Here’s a quick tour of my workspace.
I don’t know what to say
Sometimes I feel so much
It’s overwhelming
And inspiring
But not much bubbles up
No explanations
No images
No songs
No riveting stories to share
Just a sense of where I am [Read more…] about How Tends to Work Itself Out
Another month whizzes by
Before you know it
This year will be over
Set to rest
With the rest of them
A catalog of memories
And experiences
Squashed in a file
Somewhere in the folds
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