Derrick Boyd

I am art. Everything I do is art. It’s like breathing. Just something that is a byproduct of my life. It is alchemy And I like using it.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

Music is my #1, as a record producer for over 30 years, it is my heart. #2 painting on canvas which I stretch and build myself, mostly contemporary but I always switch it up to test skills in other genres. #3 is being a luthier as I make from scratch all my guitars and basses. From hard to get materials and resin. Designing my own wiring harnesses I always make one of a kinds in all fields. I bounce back and forth with all three to keep my spirit driven and passionate.

Where do you find inspiration?

From within. I often find it in silence and solitude. Extreme, deafening solitude. I find the inspiration in the creation itself as I am in motion. When I move I am inspired. When I am still with idle hands I am crippled in adhd shut down mode. So I always stay in motion. No TV. Often times with no music. In art I like silence. I go into a deep meditation mentality with zero thought. Music and rhythm can alter my mood to sit for hours and hours on end. And obviously all things in nature.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would use it as an opportunity to expand my ability to inspire others. Financial freedom allows my alchemy to thrive, sustain steady flow of materials which inspire my creations, and free my time from the wheel of the rat race. This would give me life to thrive and feed my soul so that my talents will ignite passion and inspiration to all

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