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Find The Essence!

 Cute cat brooch by Lucy for fi&me   "Rooted in drawing is the desire to create..."  If, like me, you are on a creative journey, you might want to ponder this question? Is being creative essentially about finding the essence of what you love to do? For me the drive to create has always been found in drawing. Whatever medium I use to craft and create this is where I always return. For the most part, it feels like home. But it can feel, on occasion, a slightly scary place because it is exposing. What if I'm found out?   That my human characters aren't perfectly figurative, that proportions might be out? That really I'm not THAT good! Aaargh! See how quickly self-doubt can escalate! Ha! (Quickly beats those 'mind monkeys' off with a stick!) I truly believe that practicing, and more importantly, enjoying the process of honing a skill is the key to being successful at it, regardless of the end result. When Lucy and I st