I am Art.

So, I was sitting in my living room thinking about why art is so important to me. I had just finished looking at the different art blogs that my classmates have created. I was inspecting all of the different styles of art that we all find to be near and dear to our heart. I then got to thinking... Why is art important to me? I of course went to the immediate cliche answers of, it allows me to be creative, it's just cool to be able to create something original, it's therapeutic, and so on. But as I really took a look inside I realized its not just about creating something original or being creative. For me it's about discovering what I am capable of doing as a person. What I can challenge myself to do. What I am willing to show the world about myself. For me creating something is empowering. Nobody else can create what I can. Each time I finish a piece of art I am putting a piece of me out there to be critiqued and judged. This brings up the question will people like what they see? I believe art is more than something just cool to look at. It is a part of that artist, it is their hard work, patience, problem solving, their story. I am not sure I have answered the question of why art is so important to me, but I do know that as long as I am capable of doing so, I will create and continue to put little pieces of me out into the world to be judged and hopefully to be appreciated.