An artist’s life is not just 
a pie in the sky scheme
It’s a lifestyle

To catch the word 
to speak the sound 
to alchemize thought into visual medium

The canvas is mine 
my tool of choice, a pen 
armed with these two tools, the world opens up wide 

new discoveries, personas, and story 
brought to life
I am one of the trusted scribes

A persistent life of art is a good one 
quiet, calm or filled with beauty 
the words scrawl across the page 

I am an artist, 
a scribe with her pen
I make meaning of life

Life has more meaning
I feel grounded and connected
and I get to share my gift with you.