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Good afternoon my dears! I hope you are doing alright today! 

Up for viewing today is something I feel is quite special. A collaboration of sorts if you will, and more than that, a celebration of the spirit of art. What you see is a drawing my mother made recently. An act which she has not done since, well, even before I was born. 

And I felt it was a precious commodity, a small spice that often goes unrecognized in our lives. That important act we take so easily for granted, or something not at all...our ability to express ourselves. 

It's something I always feel strongly about. Especially towards those who contemplate they have little to share at all. There is something...worthy in each and every one of us. An identity, a passion, and a soul. Eyes which see what no others can. And it is the pursuit of revealing this beauty in ourselves to one another that keeps me above all on this path we have shared these many long years. 

And so I hope you will look upon this humble work today and consider that regardless of where you stand in life. Whether you are young or old, lost or found...there is something within you that you might be devaluing, unaware of its true worth here and now.

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Duke of Dooks

This is beautiful. There's something very special about collaborations between artists and their family. Thank you for sharing

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2023-02-11 09:07:33 this has grown to be such an issue for myself these days. as I've grown more and more conscious of my artwork critically as the years go by, unable to draw for the simple pleasure of drawing anymore without berating or disregarding everything I touch, that's hard enough -- but more than that, I've lost any interest in even sharing what I do anymore. I don't know how to pinpoint it, a feeling of "there's others who can draw what I draw better", or perhaps feeling work is never good enough to post, or I don't draw enough, but whatever the case, it all comes to feeling like it's meaningless to even share anymore. but probably to no surprise, there also went any reason to draw anymore as well-- That's a wonderful drawing by your Mother, and a wonderful collab on your part too. It's very touching to see something special like this, I'm glad she took a moment to create and share such a wonderful piece of her own making with us &lt;3
2021-06-05 12:51:47 this has grown to be such an issue for myself these days. as I've grown more and more conscious of my artwork critically as the years go by, unable to draw for the simple pleasure of drawing anymore without berating or disregarding everything I touch, that's hard enough -- but more than that, I've lost any interest in even sharing what I do anymore. I don't know how to pinpoint it, a feeling of "there's others who can draw what I draw better", or perhaps feeling work is never good enough to post, or I don't draw enough, but whatever the case, it all comes to feeling like it's meaningless to even share anymore. but probably to no surprise, there also went any reason to draw anymore as well-- That's a wonderful drawing by your Mother, and a wonderful collab on your part too. It's very touching to see something special like this, I'm glad she took a moment to create and share such a wonderful piece of her own making with us <3

this has grown to be such an issue for myself these days. as I've grown more and more conscious of my artwork critically as the years go by, unable to draw for the simple pleasure of drawing anymore without berating or disregarding everything I touch, that's hard enough -- but more than that, I've lost any interest in even sharing what I do anymore. I don't know how to pinpoint it, a feeling of "there's others who can draw what I draw better", or perhaps feeling work is never good enough to post, or I don't draw enough, but whatever the case, it all comes to feeling like it's meaningless to even share anymore. but probably to no surprise, there also went any reason to draw anymore as well-- That's a wonderful drawing by your Mother, and a wonderful collab on your part too. It's very touching to see something special like this, I'm glad she took a moment to create and share such a wonderful piece of her own making with us <3

Shane Wexelman

One of the greatest struggles of any artist I feel is the desire to prove ourselves. If not to the world then to our potential. What you have been experiencing is something so many if not all artists experience at some point, even multiple points in our lives. At the heart of this all we just want to express ourselves, and find meaning through that. But there is a fine line to everything, and unreasonable expectations with harsh judgement become all too easy until eventually we're no longer looking for that magic, but trying to talk ourselves into believing there wasn't any to begin with. The hardest thing for any artist to come to terms with is that your value, your worth, and your creativity are not things which can be quantifiable nor can they truly be put on record for all times their "worth". We can be objective about where we want to go with it, but there truly isn't anything anyone else can draw better than you. If I wanted to see you draw a dragon, I wouldn't be looking at the dragon. I would be looking at YOU through the dragon. All your details, your strengths, your imperfections and flaws. Everything that makes you, you...and that right there is something no one can ever tell me won't matter through art. Your art could be scribbles and I would still love you and who you are through them. So maybe the next time you're feeling critical about your art, maybe imagine that I'm right there beside you. And that I'd probably be smiling and telling you how proud I am of what you're doing, and that it's okay to get messy and be imperfect. That's everything about life, and I hope you will share more with us someday.