The desire and the will that fuel your creativity and give it purpose.
The logical, rational, and reasonable deployment of creativity to achieve goals and succeed as an artist.
The way in which we view and interpret our world, our work, and our processes.
The first half of 2018 has been extraordinary. It will be a year to remember for me, creatively speaking. Not only did I exhibit paintings in a local gallery here in Kamloops, I also published my first novel. We Are Mars is done and has been well received since it debuted a little over a month ago. I am very pleased with it as a culmination of two years of work.
It's been a long time coming - my first exhibition of artworks in Canada. It comes at a time of great change for me personally, and the name of the exhibition - Searching for Ground - speaks into my journey as an artist and how it has led me here, to Kamloops, and to an arts community that are warm, interesting, lively, but above all - accepting.
It seems like the past year has evaporated as I sit here on a chilly October morning, once again wondering how so much time has passed and just how little active, deliberate creativity made it's way into my life in that time.
