I Once Got to Hear Ade Bethune Speak About Art

I once got to hear the artist Ade Bethune speak about art.  She was a wonderful artist and a lovely woman.  I had really been looking forward to hearing what she had to say about art, ready to soak up whatever good artistic sensibilities she had to offer.  What she spoke about wasn't what I expected.  I was expecting talk of paintings and technique I suppose, but what she offered was much richer.  She spoke of inspiration and that we are all artists.  Each day, we have countless opportunities to use our creativity.  We get hungry, so we go to the cupboard or refrigerator to see what's available and decide what to put together for a meal.  That's inspiration and creativity.  Each one of us are artists.

I'm an artist who does do things with paper and pen, canvas and paint, needle and thread.  But I don't always find myself with enough time or energy these days to do those things.  I live always in hope to get to them.  Meanwhile, I do appreciate that all of the daily chores and daily choices are things I can do using my creative best, trying to draw my moments using kindness and patience, humor and hope.  I do my middle-age best getting the trash out and the household chores done, and who's budgets haven't inspired creativity these days?!

Yes.  Art is life.  Life is art.  Thank you Ade.