To me art is calming and it takes my mind off of the other things in life, it's a form of creation and self expression.
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I love to create all types of art working with wood, paint, canvas, design, clay, paper etc, I have no limits. If I had to choose a favorite type it would be painting, I wish I was able to go to school to become better at all things but my parents refused to allow me to go and what will always repeat in my head is my father saying no because "Coloring won't pay the bills"
Where do you find inspiration?A lot of my inspiration comes from my imagination. My current living situation has me in a box stuck with no time or space to do what I love. No one personally inspires me because most people are against it. But my sister is always telling me I could go far and do great things.
What would you do with $25,000?I'd find a place safe to live with enough space and peace to work on my art. Also to try to find a way to sell it once I do. Also I would pay for all my medical test I need to take to make sure my cancer has not gotten worse or spread. I do not get a lot of test I need health wise due to no full source of income with very little help from disability and just get back on my feet. I continuously ask God to show me my purpose and I feel this is my purpose. MAKE ART
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