THE JOURNEY

I was stunned. It had really been over a decade since I'd created a piece of art. Did I still have it? Could I even form a discernible shape? Maybe...maybe not. But I had to try. It was for a friend, an opportunity to commemorate a moment and a legacy. 

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40 hours later I stepped back and thought "I might still have it. This kinda works." Then came the reveal, the tears, the praises. It confirmed what I felt — the days of creating art wasn't behind me.

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So I did what anyone in my position would do...nothing. Absolutely nothing.

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12 months later, a gallery in the space featured internationally shown artist Juan Logan. When he found out I was responsible for the art on the wall, he asked where I was showing. I managed to feel confused, stunned, honored, and embarrassed all at the same time. 

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"You're looking at it." 

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It was the only response I could manage.

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With a witty quickness he fired back "So you're just one of those people who has a gift and does nothing with it, huh?" I wanted to run through a brick wall and simultaneously cry myself to sleep in a corner after such a poignant retort from a titan of the art world.

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I had a choice. Do I go the "cry myself to sleep" route or find some brick walls to run towards? I've always been an insatiably curious individual so there was only one response. 

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Dive in.

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In doing so, I feel like I'm finding my voice and style more and more each day — like it's a never-ending journey of discovering the bottomless well of my soul. But it's healing. It's comforting. It's exciting.

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Without the push, though, I'd have still been standing at the edge of the well wondering if I still have it. 

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But alas, here you are, on the journey with me. I took the leap.

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As you follow along and/or walk side by side with me, don't get caught at the edge of your well. Allow me to offer a gentle push into the depths of your capabilities and the stories yet to be written.

 

There's more in you. Jump. The journey is one you'll never forget.

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