Until recently I was confused.

When it comes down to it, I didn’t know what an artist was.

I got confused between what an artist makes or does and what an artist is.

The fact that we can word those two concepts differently is proof that they are different ideas.

1. What an artist makes or does has to do with their output, its category or nature, and is/are the ways in which an artist spends their time.

2. What an artist is, is an entirely different question, and has to do with a way of being in the world.

To be an artist you likely have to be making things (spending time doing) as well as experiencing the world with an attuned antenna that hones, dials, receives, listens, communicates, speaks, and amplifies signals received.

Signals come in different wavelengths…

Music.

Film.

Painting.

Sculpture.

Photography.

Theatre.

Dance.

Cooking.

Reading.

One thing is what we do, while the other is how we see. Luckily, what we make often influences how we see, and visa versa, which means we’re artists even when we’re idle.

Creatively seeding, visioning, and delivering on things not yet real.

And I know this to be true…

Because…

I am an artist.