One thing I know for sure
If I didn't have the arts, I'd be depressed and lost. Why do I live to create? Why is it so important to me and why is it vital that my kids learn to love to create also?
For as long as I can remember, I've been creating and making things in some way, shape, form, or fashion. I remember times in school when I didn't just write book reports or papers, I had to make something to go along with what I was trying to say.
Why do I create? Why do I make?
To release and unwind
To escape to another world
To control things I feel I cannot in "real life"
To connect with other souls
To make come alive the stories within
To feel like I'm doing something worthwhile
Validation outside of being a daughter, sister, mom, friend, lover, or worker bee
To please and satisfy myself
Because it's extremely personal to me
It's a spiritual connection for me—imagining how God created something out of nothing and breathed life into being.
It makes me feel FREE!
It's therapy
It’s predestined for me. Art, and creating have always been there for me, and I'm here for them. We're here for each other.