Dear Friends,
March 6, 2018

Each year I choose a “Word to Accept”.

I’ve done this exercise since I started creating art over six years ago. Over these years, I have given a lot of thought to the choice of this short or long word. It seems like a simple thing….choose a word and get onto the next item on the agenda. But in actuality, it is like having a strategic plan; in art, in life, and in business. This one word encapsulates what I’m trying to achieve for a particular time frame….you could almost think of this word as a mantra. I start with five words.  I mull them over in my mind over a span of weeks and gradually discard the words that do not resonate with me and I finally select what I believe to be the right word for the present time.

The word I choose this year is “CREATE”.

When I look back over all the words I have chosen for each particular year, it strikes me how the definition and the impact the word has played out in my art life. It transforms itself into a goal for my work.

For instance, the definition of creating means:
– bring (something) into existence…..Synonym: produce, generate, bring into being, make, fabricate, fashion, build