Creating art is my life, it is what I am most passionate about. Since a debilitating injury a few years back it is the only thing I can do and because of this it has saved my life. I see endless possible ways to create and know that I am very fortunate to be able to do so and I love sharing with you my own private world. It brings me joy thinking of all the amazing homes my pieces are going to and how well cared for they will be. For this I am grateful!
Though I have been creating art for over 20 years, it wasn't until an unforeseen occurrence happened on November 8th, 2008 in which I started on a path of creativity, with no initial idea of the outcome. As far as I knew, I was only commemorating my beloved cat, named after Jackson Pollock, that had just passed away on that day (this cat was very special because he would bring me flowers in his mouth over a 2 1/2 year period). I created four new paintings on 11"x14" paper, that day, that were completely different from any work I had done before. I kept creating that day and the next and the next and..... Jump to November 7th, 2009: I finished piece # 10,202.
What happened that year is nothing short of a creative miracle that I alone have memories of. I had discovered things about myself as an artist (and as someone with a brain injury disability) that became so profound, insightful, inspirational, and empowering that I have felt compelled to share this with others. For my new project, I will paint 10,000 pieces in one year again but this time with LIVE STREAMING VIDEO 24/7, showing all the intimate details that an artist can go through in the creative process.
I had only one rule that year: no matter how bad my migraines, seizures, backaches, and exhaustion, I had to create at least one piece every day. With this in mind, I evolved from the type of creative artist I knew I could be into the one I wanted to be.
Here is a link to the video about my project http://animoto.com/play/fCagb0IzfixM0TMfrG0p4A
Check out my latest Animoto video titled "UN-LIKE No Other - Mixture"
http://animoto.com/play/1hvGWvZN4upEOW44qGycBQ
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