To be an artist means.....

To be an artist, for me, means bearing my soul. Taking risks with matters of the heart.
It is true to say, when you look into my art, you will find my heART.
Sometimes it is a scary concept; I leave myself open and vulnerable to people’s judgements. There is nowhere to hide once I release my creativity. I cannot lie; I have no choice but be true to myself.

Sometimes that truth can be ugly, but when I create, it enables me to turn that ugliness into something very beautiful, into something positive, it can be a release, a way of letting go.
Art to me is therapy. So now and again, I have to remind myself of this. I get ‘stuck’. It is all too easy at times to get caught up in how things ‘should’ be done. We conform to convention because it is ‘safe’. But staying safe, means we stifle our own self-expression.
And so I have made a vow to myself and I urge others to follow suit, follow our passions, be it in writing or music, performing arts, painting or poetry. Find what is ‘true to you’ Don’t listen to people who put us down, believe in yourself, trust your instincts, respect others as well as yourself and above all else. Be creative follow your heART!