Making art saved me. Life is an adventure; sometimes the adventure is summiting a mountain pass, other times it is getting lost in a cave.
Huddled in a lightless cave is an accurate visual for how I felt not too long ago after being caught in a storm of anxiety and depression. Feeling numb and trapped within myself, I needed a way to reconnect with others and the Beauty of Life itself. Searching to describe my condition in visual metaphors sparked a fragile but hungry flame of Curiosity. If I visualized the isolation I felt as a cave, how would I represent my loved ones who believed in me and my ability to find a path out? How would I tell the story of their Love in images: holding out tinder to tenderly feed my flame? I felt Creativity awakening. As Curiosity asked more and more questions, seeking to give form and color to my inner world, Creativity got busy. As the two of them encouraged and fed one another, growing in strength, they became a torch illuminating my path forward. The antithesis of depression is expression. Art has always been part of my story. I invite you to make it part of yours in both contemplating life’s beauty and expressing your truths.
