Creating something out of nothing – isn’t that the best thing about being an artist? Popping out of bed with a new project in mind, something that will take up half a day and involve nothing but creation. Just like magic, out of whole cloth. It might be a new jewelry design, a blog post or a comic book. (Yes, I do write comics. They are occasional and involve the more absurd and laughable of my life experiences.)
Or a fairy doll. That was a fun one. Or this little cat family that I made for a customer. 
I’m not that crazy about cooking, but once in a while I invent a new recipe that is truly delicious. Or I “improve” on an old favorite.
I am also an unreformed doodler. Especially during boring phone conversations. Heaven help the man or woman on the cover of a Creative Loafing newspaper. Yesterday a local politician became a transvestite devil, with horns, a 1950s hairdo and several warts above his painted lips.
So many ways to create. Some of it is just spent in reflection, where it usually begins.
Fess up and tell me about your creations! – Merry
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