LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF

Hi. People call me Hasty.

I’ve changed so much since I started this blog. I barely recognize the person who came here trying to find myself. It’s amazing what you can learn about yourself when you start stringing thoughts together using words.

I’m amazed at how much can happen in a few years and looking back I’m so happy to still be here.

First, I want to say the people you choose to keep matter. Community matters. Kindness, patience, and grace all matter.

Second, don’t underestimate the power of art whether written, danced, sung, or splattered in the world of communication. When the world got too wordy I found another way to communicate. I found a love for painting.

A few things have changed since I wrote this artist statement with the help of my boyfriend but it’s a great place to start. Over the next month I’d love to share my new passion with you. I hope it inspires you. ❤️

ARTIST STATEMENT

I started painting when my daughter was young as a way for us to bond. This grew into an ambitious journey of pure joy for both of us. When she moved away to university to study graphic design, I was left with a room full of art supplies and an insatiable need to create.

Specializing in mixed media, I never know where my artistic journey will lead me. Each one is like a child in a way, with mysteries and contrasts and individuality. I’m always so curious what they will become. Sometimes you make the art. Sometimes it makes you.

You can’t even call them paintings anymore really. They demand inclusions of beach glass or sand, or sometimes real or fabricated crystals. Epoxy, plasters, inks, woods, sometimes even things like toys or shells or fabrics.

And every now and then, my daughter brings over a coffee and we spend a lazy Sunday doing what we’ve always done. I’ll make an ocean, and she’ll paint a dolphin jumping out of it. Art makes my life beautiful. Let it make yours beautiful too.

Visit my website HASTYWORDSART

10 thoughts on “LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF”

So glad you’re still here, sharing your beautiful words and art.

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Beautiful. I loved this.

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Amazing how your journey of becoming an artist, began with the thought of, wanting to connect more with your child, and, now, you’ve found something that makes you more fulfilled too, besides connecting with your child.

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Your art, like you, is magnificent. ❤

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Beautiful pieces. I also love this statement “Sometimes you make the art. Sometimes it makes you.” It is so true.

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I really enjoyed this reintroduction, having seen the thoughts you’ve shared amongst our mutuals.

Thanks for sharing the inspiration that started your creative journey and how this came from the relationship with your daughter❤️

For that seed to have grown into such a big part of your life is no small feat. I’m glad art is such an invigorating part of your life.

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I really enjoyed this reintroduction, having seen the thoughts you’ve shared amongst our mutuals.

Thanks for sharing the inspiration that started your creative journey and how this came from the relationship with your daughter❤️

For that seed to have grown into such a big part of your life is no small feat. I’m glad art is such an invigorating part of your life.

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We would not be human if we did not change all the time – and change is a sign of growth, which is always a good thing 🙂 Your work is beautiful, and it’s wondrous you have something so creative to share with your daughter.

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