I have struggled with a personal dilemma over the last year. Should I continue to create art that allows me to explore who I am, or should I focus my attention and energy on works I considered more commercially viable. I have always created two bodies, but finding the time to develop both, has been almost overwhelming.

Over the last four months, I have been working with art coach, Mary Edwards, trying to pull the pieces of my puzzle into some semblance of order. Mary has asked some difficult questions, forced me to pinpoint what is truly important, to me. As it turns out, both bodies of work are of equal necessity. One cannot exist without the other.

My art has, and is taking me on an incredible journey of self discovery. It is forcing me to address what lies within. The path I am following is well travelled. Many, have taken the same path as me. While the art I am producing as a result of my journey, may not appeal to all, it is my hope that it may provide some connection with others, some form of guidance or encouragement, just as the words and works of others have provided me.

So, heading into this new year, I no longer see the two bodies of works I create as separate beings. They are each and all, a reflection of who I am, where I am, and what I am learning as I traverse the pathway within.