I lost my vision once. Not my artistic vision. I’m talking eyesight — In one eye.
It actually took a year to regain almost full vision again. Truth be told: I’m naturally clumsy, and when you match cornea against corner (table corner—that is), the piece of furniture will win every time. The ironic thing is that while I awaited surgery, I was actually vacationing in Greece. I considered myself to be a true walking (stumbling) Cyclops on that trip.
All personal drama aside, I constantly see the world as a kaleidoscope of beauty—ever changing, no matter which way I look. And the desire to capture that serenity and honesty while also extracting the stories I see in my mind’s eye have always been central to my art-making.
I am a wife, mother, designer, painter, emerging book illustrator, world traveler (having lived on three continents now) and a permanently-enrolled student of Planet Earth. It didn’t take losing half my eyesight to find my vision or appreciate what I have in this life, but my incident sure did remind me how much we take for granted. I am optimistically excited for the future while I strive to keep focus on my present. Here’s to living in the moment, risk-taking and seeking inspiration every day!
