I have a plethora of talented friends. A mixture of professional and armature artists in a variety of mediums: painters, photographers, film makers, writers, actors, woodworkers, crafters, chefs, cosmetologists, scrapbookers and seamstresses. I enjoy their talents. The work they do is inspiring and it challenges me to expand my own artistic reach.
I love seeing their new art as well as enjoying their older works. From time to time I catch someones name as it rolls past on the credits after a film or see a familiar shinning face on TV. This week I was lucky enough to get an offer to view new series of incredible photographs by one of my favorite photographers. When these types of things happen, my heart jumps and I think ”Yes, my friend is awesome“.
Recently I have grown to appreciate the resurgence of a detail oriented art form called scrapbooking. The time, effort and skill put into each page is exceptional. Only to have the individual pages completed, bound then tucked away upon a bookshelf in anticipation of being rediscovered upon opening.
I am enchanted by older works of art too. A quilt or knitted blanket showing its time worn use. A self taught artist‘s paintings on any substitute for canvas they could find. The deep simplistic nature of a black and white photograph freezing a moment in time.
For all of the artists of the world. Show your work, put it out there and share it. Your contributions and inspirations are invaluable. I will refrain from naming names but you know who you are. Thank you for being my awesome friends!
JL Cooper
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