PRACTICING CREATIVITY AS A FORM OF WORSHIP

Instead of focusing on the product, it's about the process and the source. As a result, my workspace becomes a sanctuary where the act of making becomes a dialogue.

I am struggling with my current piece. Using a photo by Muh Faris as a reference, I am having difficulty making the painting look as sweet as the original. Rather than worrying about the outcome or whether I'll make the deadline for a National Juried Exhibition, I'm playing around with different ways to make clouds. I use makeup brushes, cotton balls, sponges, you name it.

Between my husband and I, as well as between God and me, we have had many dialogues.

My first few minutes of creativity are dedicated to stillness before I pick up a brush. When I am creating, I often listen to Family Radio.

Even if the work doesn't turn out well, I offer the hour as a gift.

I ask my eyes to be opened to details - the way the light hits the surface or the complexity of a specific color - that others might overlook.