What is art? Google says its the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance. The definition sounds correct, but couldn't there be more to it than that? It feels like it, when you drag that pencil as your imagination trails behind or those paint strokes that tell your hidden stories. It's almost magical, something that gives a whole new purpose.
     
         I view art as many things. A window into a house, giving ones a sneak peak of what's inside. A story without words but filled with emotions and meaning. A way to express ourselves in ways more deep than the ocean's floor. Art has been opening up new worlds since forever. It's not just a hobby, or someone's job, it's a journey...a trip to escape reality and dive into our own.

          Growing up i knew art had a spell on me, i just didn't understand it yet. I never took art classes but art was being taught all around me. My mom was an artist with little belief. She was a great creator, i learned many things through her. I remember all the paint and brushes and pencils that would be left around the house. Her unfinished expressions on the wall that let me know how she was feeling. She was an artist with little dreams. She had this great power dripping from her hands, but she decided to let it drip on patients at a hospital instead. I still see her doing it from time to time, but i also see the difference. She made the choice to see it as a fun pass time, but she helped me see art as so much more. It's a tool for the soul and outside world.

               I know art can be a struggle and break us down, but in that it teaches us a whole new level of knowledge. Art is a teacher, there is so many factors and deep levels within it. Art can show you how to create something while also helping you recreate yourself. That's exactly what it did for me. I never thought i was anything special or had anything inside worth opening up...but now i do. I have seen my own creations real things to me i wasn't  even thinking of before. It's a soul finder, a new key to an old door, it'll change your life.

                                                             
                                                           Do art. Be art. Live art. 
                                                                                A. Williams