"In producing a work, artists express themselves to the point where their work becomes a unique disclosure of their own being, of what they are and of how they are what they are. And there are endless examples of this in human history. In shaping a masterpiece, the artist not only summons his work into being, but also in some way reveals his own personality by means of it. For him art offers both a new dimension and an exceptional mode of expression for his spiritual growth. Through his works, the artist speaks to others and communicates with them. The history of art, therefore, is not only a story of works produced but also a story of men and women. Works of art speak of their authors; they enable us to know their inner life, and they reveal the original contribution which artists offer to the history of culture." -Pope Saint John Paul II's Letter to Artists
Bringing the opportunity of creating art to others is what I was made to do. We make up excuses to do everything but the thing we love, what brings us life. I desire to eliminate those excuses so others can live more fully human lives. Art reveals the person we so often hide under the dust of everyday life.
