RACHEL’S
Reflection How do you work and who, or what, inspires you? I imagine that whoever you are, inspiration bubbles forth from how your environment affects you, how you perceive the world - outer and inner. Artists are of- ten emotionoriented and in- spired by passions of all sorts. There is nothing more colorful than the artistic expression that births from conflict, turmoil, or the simple joy that‘s remiss for words. It’s inspiring in itself actually, cathartic to watch someone view my work and provide interpretation. I often demand others to tell me what they think a par- ticular painting
of
mine
is
saying.
Sometimes you discover through someone else’s eyes what you were relaying. Recently, a friend was in my gallery viewing my paintings and said, “Why do you
