With art and creating, the possibilities are genuinely limitless. As an artist, you can just will it into existence.

That, in and of itself, is power.

A black-and-white, close-up photograph shows an artist from a high-angle, over-the-shoulder perspective, actively tattooing a design onto a light-colored surface.

For years I struggled with finding a balance between what was expected of me and what my heart said I should do. I did what was expected, getting a degree in a field with plenty of demand, and decided to hell with that. Corporate life and the 9-to-5 drained me of my life and soul. After moving to the mountains and getting a taste of what life could be like (and with plenty of support and encouragement from my husband) I have vowed to myself to never allow conformity to invade my space ever again.

Person with a tattoo on their hand holding a pink circular card with a painted portrait of a man with dark hair, a beard, and blue eyes, against a wooden floor background. Part of a white dog with a curly tail is visible in the background.
A painting of a person with a large beige cowboy hat, wearing a gray and white shirt, with their head down and hand near their mouth, set against a bright pink background.
Painting of garlic bulbs, an onion, and a zucchini on a pink background.
Sketches of three female faces in pencil on paper, with some guidelines visible.
A charcoal sketch of a woman with long flowing hair, sitting, gazing behind her with one arm raised and bent at the elbow.
Pink pencil figure drawing of women, with one woman turned away and the other facing forward.
A charcoal drawing of a reclining woman viewed from the side, with long hair and closed eyes, on paper with handwritten notes and dates.