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| Wetland Fence, oil on linen, sold at Shiawassee Art Center |
Well, the dreaded glacier out the studio window has melted
leaving new grass struggling to break through the unattended oak leaves. Spring
is rolling in like a magical natural Michigan event. The early spring art shows
have almost completed their cycle with some welcome sales and a sense of
gratitude for all the kind words and support.
When artists gather for a little huddle and comradery we
somehow get to the processes we use to keep going in this creative environment.
We all deal with the stress of everyday life in different ways. In very young
people we can relate to their stresses because we too have been in their place.
We all have developed our own techniques to keep the rough waters from deterring
our creative spirit. Sometimes we can pull this off and sometimes we just have
to out swim the sharks. The swim can be risky but we have to swim fearlessly to
receive the lift offered by making art.
I was talking to a young artist recently who has many
reasons to feel the shark nearing… we both said to each other, “a day without
art is a very bad day.” So, we all should try to find our own way to make
creating art or music or writing or dance or engineering so we can control the
sharks and make a safe and better world.
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| Welcome Home, acrylic, sold at Shiawassee Art Center |
Three sales this year were centered around the Smithsonian
Water Project presented at the lovely Shiawassee Art Center in Owosso,
Michigan. I am honored to have been a part of that project and grateful for the
sales that support both SAC and Joel
Ellis art.
- Waiting for Spring, Joel
