Still working on getting the pic from my relief art lesson...

It has been a while since I checked in here, some great new music picks for today.

Mos Def- Black on Both Sides (Copyright 1999, can't believe I never listened to this before!)

Artic Monkeys- Whatever You Say I am, That's What I'm Not

Both are great pick ups, transferring to my portable device at this very moment.

Haven't been doing too much art lately, but I did some storytelling with some of the kids I worked with on Friday.

My children's book is fighting to get out of me, I need to keep making the illustrations and put the stories on paper. Creative process breaks out of me whether I make time for it or not. I think the fact that I am slowly changing my lifestyle to a more healthy one is helping me be creative again. Once I thought creativity was a trade off for happiness and emotional stability, and it was never a sacrifice I was willing to make. I read a biography of Auguste Renoir, written by his son and changed my mind.

The process of creating does not have to be ugly and painful.
Art does not have to be ugly to be art.
And I am still learning how to be.