A couple of years ago, I completed an online course through the University of Florida called "Healing with the Arts." Very near the beginning of the course, one thing that stuck out to me was the following.
Art is an expression of your spirit
Art is an expression of your humanness
Art is an expression of your wholeness
To me, it's a stark reminder that art(regardless of its form) is more than simply "art."
It's more than the painting; the written word; the dance routine; the actors; and the sculpture.
Art is the result of the artist opening their heart; their soul; their spirit to the world to view.
And is often birthed through a painful; humbling exercise, all the while encompassing a life-giving healing process the artist endures.
The making of art is not what the final piece looks like or sounds like, not what it's worth or not worth, but the newness that is added to the universe in the process of the piece becoming itself.
--as always with love--
--- get outdoors; find inspiration; discover yourself ---
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