ART

 Why do we create? Why paint, draw, print, sew, or make anything?  People have created art since there were people. From the caves at Lascaux to Modern Art, creating is what we do.  It is a form of invention, from our own minds, our own spin- our own emotion, on what gives us pleasure, or how we view the world.  What we create matters.  How we live matters.  Sometimes the two are the same, as we navigate our purpose in this world.  Living with Art and the forms that come with that, enable us to live a more joyful life .  Creating art gives us a depth to explore our emotional and physical being without self judgement.  We can find fulfillment in the beauty of what we create and how it makes others feel. 

 Making ART doesn’t have to have a capital A.  Art can be with a small a, doing our own thing or our own work. Creating art enhances our life and others!  Make art, and live life to the fullest.  

 Here is a collection of art that I started IN 2021.  Mono-prints, mono-prints with hand-coloring, and painting with acrylic, and mixed media all share space here.  With my mono-prints- I am working with recycled materials. I like using what I have on hand because there is so much good stuff out there with which to work with. It keeps me coming back to using these materials.  While in the creative process, I try not to control the process too much.  I like the serendipity of each piece, the use of materials that would otherwise be thrown out, floating in the ocean or buried in landfill.  The images remind me that life is ephemeral, and so I strive to be poetic, and alive right now. Those are my important goals with my Art.