Get Out There and Live It

I have been on the road now for a week and a half. I have had the opportunity to visit many friends and artists at the show in Atlanta, spend time at Creative Journey studios, visit William Holland Lapidary School in northern Georgia, John Campbell Folk School in North Carolina (both schools are now offering classes on polymer clay) as well as visit friends in Tennessee  and Iowa. After spending such long days and weeks in the home office this summer, getting out and actually seeing, experiencing and being part of life outside my work space is invigorating. And necessary. We can’t forget that as artists we get our inspiration from life, from new experiences, and from intriguing people. And the only way to do that is to get out and be part of the world outside our own.