We live in a world where artists are more often than not starved into submission and I’ve come to realize that a lot of the commissioned work I’ve done to stave off that fate ultimately does my own creative voice no favors. Artistically, I think I’ve unwittingly attached my wagon to other peoples’ stars and caught myself up in that “one step forward, two steps back” kind of thing. While I’ve forged some valuable relationships and won’t depart from commissions altogether, I am redirecting my primary focus for the sake of preserving my own artistic vision.

I have found spirit and clarity in awareness, consciousness expansion and in nurturing a true, loving relationship that I only wish more people would allow themselves to be familiar with. These things, and a sense of family, have become the most important things in my life. I am eternally grateful for having them, but it’s a hungry, beautiful beast that can no longer sustain itself without the nourishment that can only come from adapting to a new sense of responsibility, a responsibility to more than just myself. It’s been a stressful process! But, it’s the good kind of stress, eustress, and I couldn’t welcome the challenge more openly. So, whereas my enthusiasm for creating the visuals for others’ ideas may be waning, it’s not at all because I’ve lost confidence in what I do. It’s because I’ve come to gain profound insight, confidence and faith in my own visions and in where I should be directing the flow of my creative energy that I’ve set myself on this trajectory.

I was created in the image of The Creator, as was spoke to me directly in a timeless space of acquiring experiential knowledge, so whenever I’m not being truly creative myself, I’m suffering from an identity crisis. I know that now and I’ve committed myself to exhibit more purely sourced artwork. And, with that, I can assure you statements from even farther out there are on the way.