art for art’s sake

Or, well… for my own sake really.

It all started with a stocking stuffer coloring book my husband gifted me. He’s good at seeing when my roots need watering… little did he know those gorgeous colored pencils would lead to brush lettering markers… which would lead to water brushes… which would result in the purchase of my very first ever calligraphy pen 🙂

I need art in my life. All. The. Time.

I don’t know why, I just need it. I need to practice it, I need to look at it, I need to dabble in it. Maybe that’s why it’s said to be for “art’s sake” – for the journey of it and not necessarily for the resolution.

Truth be told, most of the what I create isn’t something I find to be “blog worthy”. That doesn’t seem to stifle the flames; however, there’s still a desire to pick-up the preverbal (or literal) pen and create something. But once in while it is “blog worthy”… and just like that a simple kind of happy enters my life.