The Art of Giving… the Giving of Art

I often feel selfish about my art – not wanting to part with it and wanting it all for myself.  When I make a piece,  I end up spending so much time on each piece – that every piece also feels like it contains a part of me.  At the same time, there is nothing more joyous than giving someone a piece of jewelry / metal art that they cherish.

A few weeks ago my appropriately named friend “Art” made a piece of art for me. The painting is an abstract representation filled with rich deep blues, light sky blues, gold and white accents.  As Art explained his process – it felt amazing to be the inspiration behind a piece of art… like so many pieces I’ve created for others.  I am constantly thinking about the person I’m creating for throughout the entire creative process and anticipating their reaction.  To  hear how Art had thought of me while painting felt truly special – he thought about my color preferences, my personality,  interests, and inspirations.  He took into account my style and my art filling the piece with gold accents and touches that could easily come to life as a necklace, bracelet, ring…  It’s filled with detail, depth and perspective that draws you in, pulls and intrigues you – which is one of the things I love about art, no matter the medium.  To me, great art makes me wonder at it, how it was made, what it was meant to express, and what the artist was thinking.

Here it is hanging over my bed, the finished piece – if you know me – what do you think?  Can you see the inspiration?

Thank you ART!