Diving by the Pier
Sometimes we get creatively stuck, kind of like writers block. It's always good to take a blank canvas, an opportunity, and friends get away from the work/studio environment and just do something therapeutic. I was given the opportunity this past May to be a featured artist for the Urban Ocean Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific down in Long Beach. I had just the right amount of time to plan and do something well thought out and prepared. BUT...life happens on the in between and several family emergencies occurred. I took one day in May just to process it all, I had no plan, and I had no ideas. I just wanted to face a blank canvas and see where my imagination, a different world would take me. With the community surrounding, kids painting, other artist indulging, and aquarium volunteers/staff helping. It was a good run. That place of tranquility was found in an array of colors, and the thought of snorkeling/diving by the pier. ...