Although the process of creating is often done alone, there is nothing quite as inspirational as someone saying, "I love your work". Art is a community effort......the creator and the observer that takes it in as his/her own. We are meant to share and that kind of group energy that flows back and forth from one artist to another, from one piece of work to another is a communion of beauty. The individuality of a creator is not snuffed out in a mature, interdependent relationship. Rather it is safeguarded there.....and the key word is mature. It takes two people to do this....walking separate paths on the same journey together. The question is are you willing to find the balance of the solitude it takes to create your art and the connectedness it takes to share it? There is sacredness in both....and the face of a friend that becomes your ardent supporter will be a holy relationship.
This reminds me of walking on the beach with someone you love. Sometimes you are walking hand in hand and sometimes you can barely se each other- but the connection is always there, and transcends time and space- far and near are the same thing. I love the ebb and flow of that dance.
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