Yours is to live it, not to reveal it. ~Helen Luke Sometimes I get caught up in the game. The game of striving for importance. What do I mean by this? Well...as a kid I fantasized about being important, famous, or even rich. I think for the most part we are taught that self-importance comes with having a great job (that pays well), a big house, nice car, and even kids. These are some examples of success. So it is not a mystery when this feeling crosses over into my art. Sometimes I feel the need to think about what will sell. To make pieces that EVERYONE will love and want but is this the objective in being an artist? It is quite difficult to be in the minds of others and then trying to make things that the public would like but you yourself do not like at all! So when I make certain pieces, that I have a blast making, but know in my heart that the general public would not like I feel guilty. I say to myself that...
Nothing is perfect. Nothing is permanent. Nothing is complete.