In the Beginning

Art has always been a giant part of my life, making music never came hard either.  However neither of these traits defined who I was or even materialized as a characteristic most if any people would describe me by.  Little do they know the hours spent with a pencil recreating the small details present in a leaf or the repitition of playing the same tablature over and over in order to perfect a song that will never be played for anyone else.  Art & Music have always been a huge part of my life, but I never made *my* art or music the focus.  I always admired and shared the talents of my friends.  Whether it was promoting my best friend's band in high school Battle fo the Bands or booking a tour for Silent Chaos down the east coast to Florida, I've consistantly found talented individuals in my presense and without hesitation helped spread their "art". 

Photography, Acrylics, Clay, Ink, Crayon, Stone.

Food, Comedy, Yoga, Astrology, Hip Hop, Dancing

Art doesn't have to be limited to the classical interpretations.   Everything is an art form.  Music is an art, painting and drawing and sculpture are art.  But so is archery, as well as acting and writing, along with wood work and masonry.  Music brings people together, there is no doubt about this.  So focusing on music as a centerpiece to any gathering is essential, but as participants interest in the stage starts to dwindle pretty pictures on the wall are there to distract.  These are the noticable and visible forms of art.  But what about the chef in the kitchen who made the food your eating or the set designer who put up the curtains and stage lights?  Do they not put as much emphasis, talent and creativity in to their specific outlet as the "painter" and "singer"? 

I feel like truly artistic individuals don't need to label themselves as any type of specific artists.  I paint, but I never tell anyone that I'm a painter.  I play music but I am most certainly not a musician, I can sketch a person that doesn't make me an illustrator.  I am a creator with no special connection to my creation.  I see however in others the deep connection they end up with betwen themselves and their art.  The inability to look at their work with unbiased eyes and promote it unabashedly.  Seeing such talent exist and knowing it to be so much better than some of the main stream successes is what created this urge in me to speak out for artists who may not know exactly what to say or who to say it to on their own. 

That's where The ART Lab is at.