I've always tried to have a certain passion about whatever I'm doing and produce my work with excellence to the best of my ability. However, I can't always say that I genuinely loved what I was doing and felt Purpose in it even when I was making a lot of money at it and attained impressive levels of success in whatever career field I made a living at for most of my professional life. Until now that is... when after being forced into an early retirement from the Corporate World for personal reasons I could FINALLY pursue my Art and be a full time Artist... instead of someone who just dabbled in my passion for Art in addition to holding down a career... a 'Big Grrrl Job', something that was monetarily successful and gave me good earning potential but wasn't anything I felt driven to do and would do whether I got paid for it or not.
You see Art and being an Artist is what I AM at my core... I never was a Banker at my core even though I worked my way up to the Title of Assistant Vice President and ran three Departments for major financial institutions, being a Banker wasn't who or what I AM or ever was... neither was working in the Criminal Law field who I AM or ever was even though it was a fascinating career and I did well working for the DA's Office and enjoyed the work... both were what I did, but I was separate from them on a personal level. Neither career was what I thought about in my private moments or on my own time, neither captivated me or sparked my inner creativity and personal expression like being an Artist does... I simply cannot separate myself from my Art, it is an extension of who I AM, every piece I create has a part of me in it and it's very personal and extremely gratifying and gives me pure Joy to create. Art leaves a legacy of the Artist and humans are the only creatures to leave behind us traces of our creativity. I often say that my Art 'makes itself' because I never really know how a piece will turn out. I don't even think about it when I begin the process, there is no clear vision or mock-ups, I begin the process spontaneously and it evolves into the creation it will become... from somewhere deep inside myself, my hands are doing the work and I make choices about the materials to use... but the manifestation of the Art is something actually quite Mystical as I don't really know where it actually comes from. I was never "taught" it, wasn't formally trained and didn't "learn how" to do any of it, it's just as if I always knew how without knowing how I knew how... guided by some unseen Instructor that had wired me this way with this particular Purpose and natural skill set to create Art... and I know that I love it... and I love doing it... and after all, if you truly love what you do it is said that you will never work a day in your life... and that's priceless... Dawn... The Bohemian
My Romantic Home will be having "Show And Tell Friday" so come on over and share something from your Home or Garden!
