This is a question that is very simple for me. I make are because I enjoy creating things that didn't exist before. I like creating things I consider to be beautiful and hopefully others do as well. I love nature and the graceful forms found in nature and I like to let them inspire me when I'm making art. I suppose that the main reason, however, is that it helps me communicate with people in a way that I never could with words. I'm usually a very shy and quiet person. I don't generally strike up conversations with people, even people I've known for years. But art forces me to come out of my shell. It gives me a subject that is safe and comfortable for me to discuss with other people. Actually, art is what has made me more outgoing over the years. I have my artwork to thank for all the friends I have made since leaving the safety of my established highschool friendships.
So I suppose it was a more complicated reason that I first realized.
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