Creating art takes on a life all its own

The need to create is like the whining child pulling at your leg. It won't stop tugging and making a commotion until you relent. You simply have to tend to it. Thankfully, if you give in, it can become a zen state where your irrational insecurities give way to quiet mindfulness. Inspiration often comes when you are least aware. New ideas, shapes, lines, and colors can seem to magically appear. The experience can be physically and emotionally draining. Even so, I throw myself into knowing that when I wake up each morning, I’ll have a chance to turn the ideas that played during my sleep into art.