Wake Up!

Wake up! I feel like I’m asleep at the wheel, drifting through a haze of unfulfilled potential and muted colors, as if I am both the driver and the cage that confines me. I am the bars, the lock, and the key, yet I hold the power to express myself in any way that I choose. How do I shake off these self-imposed limitations? How do I step out of my comfort zone, that cocoon I’ve spun so tightly around myself?

If I’m not afraid, I have a superpower—an invincible force that can tear through the fog of doubt and hesitation. I don’t want to be afraid anymore; I yearn to escape the narrow confines of my own world of limitations. I crave a freedom that feels like the wind against my skin, unrestrained and wild, a dance to the rhythm of my own heartbeat. I need to make art that has more than diminishing returns, something that resonates, that echoes through the chambers of my soul. I want my work to be intimate and expansive, a universe unto itself, bursting with life and possibility. I want to stop talking about what I want my work to be and simply let it be whatever it needs to be—a raw, unfiltered expression of existence, unafraid of the shadows it may cast.

I crave novelty and mystery, the thrill of the unknown that sends shivers down my spine. I long for collaboration and exploration, a mingling of minds and hearts that creates a shared dream, a tapestry woven from our collective imaginations. I want creative freedom on every level, a guiding light amidst the darkness that sometimes feels so suffocating.

I will shake off the complacency that lulls me into a false sense of safety. I will embrace the discomfort, the challenge, the beautiful chaos of creation. I will breathe life into my art, letting it unfold in ways I cannot predict or control. I will find my voice again, my truth, and my place in the world as an artist. I will wake up and live, truly live, in the vibrant colors of my own experimentation and let that be the art. that sets my creativity free.

Sarah Mays

Sarah is a professional fine artist, creative educator & writer working from her studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her work is primarily mixed media, but she embraces exploring any medium for the sake of creative abundance.

She hopes to convey the beauty of life’s layered complexity in her work and empower artists of all backgrounds and abilities to embrace the creative process over the end result.

https://www.sarahmaysstudio.com
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