I don't look like an artist. But then, what does an artist look like? I always thought you had to have color in your hair, your body a canvas to be decorated, your dress an outlet for creativity. Don't artists decorate their bodies with piercings and tattoos? Don't they walk around as their own greatest art piece? I don't.
I am just a civilian dressed, hair back, muscle ache, tired hands human who can't seem to make it through a day without getting dirty. I'm just a young woman with calloused hands and blue jeans, rinsing off the dust of the ceramics studio before falling into bed, spent, at sunrise. And I will be an old woman with tired back and strong hands pushing through the pain of years of work to make one more piece.
I don't look like an artist. But then, the artists I see are average people in average dress with extraordinary eyes and heart that beat strong for their calling. The artists I know wake up early and go to bed tired. The artists I know look like me.
Look in the mirror and you will see an artist. You create real art, therefore you must be a real artist. No denying it. You are defining what it means to be an artist for all those who come after you.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written. And true...the artist is defined by what their soulish creativity produces, not how many piercings they have.
ReplyDeleteI love you my friend :) thank you :)
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