IT'S MY ART!

“I tend to admire a hard-driving entrepreneur far more than a creative artist, to value producing measurable results more than time to appreciate the beauty around me.”--Jerry Scott 2008


It's My Art

I heard this line many, many years ago, on a TV commercial. I think it was for Life Insurance? The minute I heard it I took it as my own! My mantra so to speak.

I have had a house cleaning business, hand painted shirts I sold at craft shows, prepared tax returns (for lasagna), and sold jewelry at home parties. Whether I made a display sign, put it on a business card (I think I handed out three), or just thought it to myself---each business was dubbed It's My Art.

Every time I set a table for a church function, planned a craft for school children, or fostered a baby—I would think It's My Art!

Occasionally when bailing a boy out of jail, stroking the hair of a beautiful girl in a hospital bed, picking up the never ending cereal bowls, or tried to calm a sobbing drama queen...I sigh...It's My Art?

Too often when washing laundry, dishes, or scrubbing different porcelain areas in the house... I will think...It's My Art ...NOT!

Every now and then when dressing for the day, finding that perfect outfit, or fearfully looking around for the host of 'What Not To Wear' to spring from the bushes...I think, what can I say...It's My Art.

When I paint the house trim in shades of purple, use metal flashing as a chair rail, or lovingly put just one more rubber ducky in our bath room...Hey... It's My Art

Now I am painting with oils, drawing with charcoal, turning a bedroom in an art studio (Sammi didn't need her own room). Now I am typing up old poems and essays and bravely sharing my thoughts. I am even considering another attempt at working with clay! And with each piece I create-- I am proudly thinking... It's My Art

So as I type these thoughts, and work on my book... and partly because my friend no longer calls his Blog...Thought For The Day, I have titled my new endeavors... It's My Art


Note for the quote above....

Jerry, the second I read the thought you penned, I laughed. You are one of the most creative people I know. You appreciate beauty in the eyes of those who come to you with their sorrows and their joys. You paint a loving picture when you speak of your hope in Jesus. You eyes sparkle at the beauty of Bev and your family. And you too uptight (and a little modest?) to admit that It's Your Art!