I label myself an artist.  I still don’t know what that really means.  I contemplate, I create, I express.  Whether it’s therapeutic, utilitarian, or just because… I create. 

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I live in a decent sized apartment, but lack the space to really spread out, so I’m often confined to smaller projects and have to think “outside the box.”  It’s another way to channel my creative process, I guess.

 

Throughout my day, I can’t wait to put pen to paper, to pull out the paint, to dig through my crafting supplies, to start editing digital images, to dig my hands into the soil.    

Maybe if I told people I’m a creative engineer, they’d stop giving me that weird look when I tell them I’m an artist.