My love of making things has always run deep. It didn’t matter what supplies I had, I’d just make things out of whatever was available. I remember a very simple question from a counselor in art school who asked me, “Why do you want to create objects?” It tripped me up, because by that time I was looking outside of myself for some kind of road map to where I should go, in my head and in my life, instead of listening internally, which is where our genuine, unique message comes from. This felt like a criticism and a challenge to me, so in finding a legitimate reason for “making objects” I figured I’d go for the functional, “sensible” approach. This led me to blowing glass and making pottery and making vessels! There’s the value of this “object,” you can use it! Now I make pictures on top of pots.
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