This is the first of fifty-two related contemplations on interconnection. In, 2019, my goal is to better recognize spirituality as the source of my creations by paying homage to the people and events I find inspiring, and these entries will be part of that process.

The last year has emphasized that our artistic work is not an end, but a vehicle for this family’s improvement. It has become a focusing mechanism that provides the friendships and experiences feeding our insights, a self-refining process that guides us to new discovery and new creations, which bring into our lives more new people and unique experiences that reinforce our world view.

It is clear, more than ever, that our creativity drives us more than we drive it, and enriches the family’s lives every day with new awareness; hopefully I’ll look back at the end of the year to find that I have paid respect to all that makes us who we are.