Whether our work hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, a small town cooperative gallery, or on our own wall, our creative efforts are valid expressions. Perhaps a creative saboteur might be the art critics or the collectors and art investors that look for your pedigree.....where did you study? It's like only wearing designer clothes or eating gourmet meals or collecting rare wine..... art snobbery is interested in the prestige and image making value. Dead artists may fare better than the living....and at auction....bring many more dollars. Mere enjoyment and appreciation is secondary. Surviving an art snob or a creative saboteur is getting your insecurities under control and validating the joy you feel when you are creating. And when the delicate sensitivity of your creative nerve endings are hurt.....put some distance between you and the critic. Buck up baby! Cowgirl up honey! A creative injury is a spiritual issue and an excellent opportunity to dance with your dragons. It is after all, the act of creating and making art that heals and nurtures....not whether or not our expressions hang in a prestigious gallery or end up on a collector's wall.
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