5/3/09 Letting Art Go
When I first started to create art and sell it, I found myself wanting to hang on to my favorite pieces. It was an odd feeling because I had a gallery and has set the business up to sell. I was in the enviable position of someone wanting to purchase my art so why was I so resistent to parting with my artwork?
As I processed this question, I realized a part of me was afraid that I would not be able to make more art. I think I was also afraid that if I sold it all, I would have none left for myself to hang in my home. I had to learn to let it go and trust that, like the tree that leafed again each spring, I too could easily continue to create more art.
Today, I have numerous pieces of my art hanging in my home as well as many sold to customers near and far. I have learned that my artmaking is like a natural, slowly bubbling spring - if treated properly, there is always more where that came from.
