We Are All Artists

One of the women on one of my fiber art lists posted this video. I felt I needed to pass it along to you. Jaci and I had a discussion many months ago when she first knew she wanted to start a photography business. She said, "I'm not an artist." I immediately contradicted her. Anyone who knows Jaci knows what an incredible artist she is. Her art seeps out her pores.

As I was listening to and watching this video, I heard the words of the author, Jan Phillips:

"To be an artist, it is not necessary to make a living from our creations. It is necessary to live with our eyes wide open, to breathe in the colors of the mountain and sky, to know the sound of leaves rustling, the smell of snow, the texture of bark. To be an artist is to notice every beautiful and tragic thing. To cry freely. To collect experiences and shape them into forms that can be of use. It is not to whine about not having time, but to be creative with every moment. To be an artist is not to wait for others to define us, but to define ourselves, to claim our lives."

We are all artists, in some small way, every day. Whether it's noticing the full moon, or putting our pants and shirt together in a pleasing color combination when we dress in the morning, or arranging our loved one's dinner plate in a beautiful arrangement of colors and textures, or creating a quilt or a stained glass lampshade or porcelain mug or poem or song. My Boston has designed his Halloween costume and he's thrilled he's going to wear a costume that no one else in all time has ever worn before. That's art. It's around you ever day and you're a part of it.

What a magical world we inhabit!

This video is seven minutes long. I hope you can find that time to watch it. It's inspiring.

You Are Worth the Time