Looking for hope and possibility? Look to creatives.

When I meet people and they find out I’m an artist, I often hear the same responses:

• “I don’t have any artistic talent.”
• “Why do/did you choose a creative profession, or this work in particular?”
• “How did you get to where you are?”

The answers are never simple. I’ve learned that the journeys of creatives rarely are. I believe that, like everyone, we were told when we were young that our art was poor, self-centered, and/or pointless. Those of us who think of…