Quote 6 of 365

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

When I feel sad, mad, or any negative emotion I always end up drawing. It normally consists of a sheet of cardstock and every color sharpies I own, and then I just start drawing. I don’t draw objects or people, but designs. I just thought I couldn’t draw objects because my mind thinks about so much at the same time that I couldn’t stay on the same thing for long. I learned today that it is actually an art form called Zentangle. It is a relaxing art that isn’t planned but thought of organically as the artist goes along. This means that I was unknowingly using a relaxing art to help me...relax. It sounds dumb but I didn’t know it had a name until today.

I went to look to see if I could photograph any of my old drawing to show, but I didn’t have any. I had either given them away or just thrown them out. It’s sad but there are times where I just say forget everything and just get rid of stuff. It is mostly times when someone tells me that being an artist gets you no where or “that will never make you money.” I get really down when people tell me that. I think that being an artist takes you everywhere. You search the depth of your brain to discover new things and art send you places you never thought you’d go just to take a photo. Art is more then just making money, it’s about life. I have no clue where I’d be or what I’d be doing right now if it wasn’t for art or the people who taught me about it. I’d like thanks every art teacher I have ever had for helping me get here. Yall are life savers if you ask me. So if you actually read through this whole paragraph then listen here, go thank the people who have helped you. Go say thanks to teachers, friends, or anybody who has made an impact on your life. If you have made an impact on my life.. Thank you. Thank you for making the person I am today.