Maybe purpose isn't the point 😘

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I like to make art. It's a thing for me. I make art for the sake of making art. That's it. I don't need people to buy it or hang it in a gallery. I won't reject those things, but it's not what motivates me.

I simply enjoy the process of making. When I make art, I learn things. Some technical, some spiritual. They call this "process art". Art that's about the process, rather than about the object (painting, sculpture, etc.). 
 

Process art emphasizes the “process” of making art (rather than any predetermined composition or plan) and the concepts of change and transience. [more from the Guggenheim]
For the process artist, art is about the act of human expression rather than the finished art. The process is the art! 

I think this relates to life purpose. Our culture is obsessed. What's your purpose? they ask. Find your purpose! they implore. 

What if the purpose is the process? What if the point isn't to reach a specific end (that you have little-to-no control over anyway)? What if you don't need a reason or a plan? What if living and gathering and patterning and initiating is your purpose? 

Which type of creative are you?

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Have a great week.

<3 Joce