Free to be Me
All my life,
I have scribbled interlocking patterns and images that dance to their own
rhythm. I called it scribbling until I discovered the aboriginal artists of
Australia, Richard Pousette-Dart and Huguette Caland, who created abstract art
full of imagery beyond the material world. I am now slow to judge my art
practice. As my divine self says: “It’s not about art, but what art can do.”
Art opens
channels of receptivity. It helps me accept who I am and what I came to be and
do. Art, in whatever form or medium, is a door-opener, a life-changer and
lifesaver. Art is a peek at the soul. It is:
Revolutionary without protest
Freedom without resistance
Priceless without cost
All your
issues pop up during the process of art-making. Who do you think you are? What
do you believe? What do you love? What do you dream, desire, and envision? What
is your truth? You discover that control destroys the flow; fear blocks ideas;
and comparison kidnaps your joy.
Everything
that is true of art is true of life. All humans were designed to be artists.
Some hold a paint brush, others a laptop, microphone, or pen.
What is the
first step to being an artist? Declare yourself. Be glad you are you. It all
starts here.
#selflove
©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.
Beautifully written and illustrated.
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