Why do you create?

Ever since my craftiness (nerdiness, or whatever you want to call it) was revealed to everyone I know with the Houston Chronicle article I have been asked several times why I like to quilt, why I like crafting, why I like being creative. 



I have had several answers and no answers all at the same time.  I just boiled it down to this generic "because I like it".  Can we same LAME.  I just can't seem to come up with a concise, meaningful answer to any of these questions. 



One of my favorite photographers, Zhang Jingna, whose work I have followed for years, was able to sum it up for me perfectly.

"I pursue a beauty that to me makes being alive more bearable even if just for a little while.  This is the reason I create."

Her works (as seen all throughout this post) is a true testament to that powerful statement.
 




















So tell me, why do you do what you do?  Why do you risk cricks in your neck from hours over a sewing machine or hand work, why do you risk cuting off fingers with a rotary cutter, why do you risk sleep deprivation trying to create an entire quilt in 2 days because someone asks for a baby quilt at the last minute??



Why do you create?

I heart...

I heart my instagram app on my iphone which allows me to take such fun photos, my Lime Crime Retrofuturist lipstick, and new brunette hair - and I'm thinking of trying out an auburn too! (Although I am still blond at heart!)

I heart my current manicure! Don't they look just like fishnet hose?! And they were super easy to apply thanks to Sally Hansen!

I heart working at a museum because on days like today I get to play with baby alligators!! The one on the right is a year old and the one on the left is 1 week old! So cute!