Make It, Do It, Dream It, BE IT...

I may have mentioned it before...If you connect at all with the idea/notion/feeling/ambition or whatever, of creating something, anything at all, then you have got to read this amazing memoir by Patti Smith.  A friend gave me this book last year and I've already read it twice.  More than anything, reading this book filled me with inspiration to create for the sake of creation...For the feeling in my chest, my fingers, my hands, my soul, that needs to work on something tactile.  Patti and Robert began their lives together at a very early age, with literally nothing, just a desire to make art of any kind.  Their first endeavors were making necklaces out of found bits and bobs, cutting up old pieces of clothing, scavenging for chains and findings, and just enjoying the process of making.  I found this shot down some deep black hole on the internet and was inspired once again to make things of all kinds.  

Patti talks a lot about all the things that must run through the mind of any creative individual...topics range from not feeling "ready", wanting to solidify a whole theme of work before starting out, self-doubt and the pessimism that can come with wanting to build a life around creating art.  She inspires me to KNOW that whatever I do is a success, simply because it came from my mind, out of my being and into this world...

That is all...I just wanted to share!