Areas Of Expertise
"I really don't believe that one sets out in life planning to be an artist the way they would a lawyer, accountant or stockbroker. Instead, I think it's a calling -- it finds you. Being an artist is by no means easy, and one wouldn't intentionally choose a difficult journey without good reason. As much as being an artist is a gift, the concept of the artist is often romanticized and made to appear glamorous, when so often, it is just as much a burden. I really don't think someone consciously chooses to be an artist at all, but rather, nothing else fits or makes sense. It's having something important/relevant to say and being given a medium through which one channels that vision/voice. Some people are content having others speak for them, the rest feel compelled to keep searching for their own means of expression. It's never being truly happy and never feeling complete unless you are creating and able to express that inner life....."