I Made This

[Art Project - III]

“I’m an artist” or “I’m a creative” are hard to say.

They come with a lot of expectations.
And assumptions about creativity.

But they also come with a lot freedom of expression.
And time.
And prerogative.
And self-determination.

But maybe the hardest (and best) thing about saying you’re a creative is the follow-up statement, “And I made this!”

Owning our creativity, our artistic nature, is one thing.
Owning the work we produce is quite another.

There’s a level of reward (and risk) in telling the world that you produced something, that this thing is an extension of you, and it’s the best you have right now. It’s only experienced when we begin to own our work.

Take yourself seriously enough to own who you are.
Honor yourself enough to own your work.