Recently I posted this picture on a wood turning site with the title some of my recent work … one responder jokingly said something along the lines of interesting work especially the fellow on the right . I replied yes I have been working on that one for more than 60 years but he is slowly coming along .. returning the jesting nature of the comment.

Then it occurred to me that we are all in fact our own works of art. We carve out a place for ourselves from the the base rock of the world we live in we mold our basic form from the clay of our existence and over time we carve sculpt and polish that form in to what we wish to be. We paint the world around us with the colors and forms that give us joy and share the joy we become with each other. extending that art with the forms we create to share with the rest of the world paintings sculpture wood working meals we cook thread we spin weave into cloth and stitch into clothing and other useful items .. its all art extended from the art that we ourselves are … and with each day we spend creating we add brush strokes and color and form to the art that we ourselves are constantly changing day to day for as long as we live and indelibly imprinted onto the memories of those around us so that much of the art that we are lives on far beyond the life of the original embodiment of art we began as.

So give thought to this and make your chisel sharp and your brush strokes clean and your colors sharp and bright … They light up the world and help feed the joy and art of all.