Make some art

I make art because I like doing it, but usually it makes me feel good as well. Why is that? Is it the freedom of expression that gives a release to some feelings I’m holding back, is it the fact that i am fully engaged in the process or is it the activity of working with my hands and creating something…or something else? Well sources say it is all of that and more, making art is basically magic for the soul, I mean if you believe in souls, I don’t want to offend anyone, which is quite a task these days.

We are all hurt, we are all broken, we have all been victims of something and we express that anguish in different ways I suppose but we need to focus on channeling that into something positive, like art. Art is something tangible, when you create you can see, feel, hear, touch or taste it and there is a deep satisfaction and release of chemicals in the brain that say, “this is good, I am happy”.

I’m a high-strung control freak with depressive tendencies so if I don’t therapize with art, nature, journaling or venting in a safe space then I definitely feel crazy. Try something new with NO SELF JUDGMENT OR CRITICISM! I am so guilty of that and have abandoned many projects because I didn’t think they measured up to mine or other people’s expectations, but that is holding us back. I have heard so many people say (myself included), “yes I made that, but it’s no good”. Stop judging and start creating, experimenting, having fun. Get your hands dirty in some clay, string up some beads, plant some seeds and erase your expectations, do it because you want to and remind yourself that even if it doesn’t go the way you want it to you are strong enough to make another one.