The process of creating inevitably and implicitly includes the eventual viewer. To have an audience is an essential part of the creative process. Art is communication, and communication is reciprocal. What an artist is communicating may be something of the essence of who they are and can speak to the places where words fall short. The showing and selling of art brings up feelings and vulnerability that can’t be skipped over, and can be the doorway to the magic of the creative process. Being seen accurately and with appreciation is a deeply human need, and it is vulnerable.
I haven’t really shown my art in my larger community. This community knows me as somatic social worker and therapist, but I have always been artist. How will I be met here? It is always an unknown until the moment of being there when someone sees something in a piece that speaks to them, witnessing another being moved and feeling moved myself. This moment is present even in the beginning of a new piece. Each piece holds a specific energy that has the potential to resonate with a viewer is a particular and unique way. For me, I want the energy to be playful, healing, hopeful, peaceful, and thought provoking. What do I want more of in my world? This is what I want to bring in my completed work.
You are invited to view my work in person at my first ever outdoor festival! I will be in Asheville, NC on Pack Square, October 23, 2021, 11:00am to 5pm, for the North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival.
Pocket Being…
This little being likes to be held and is the perfect size to meditate with.