Creative Endeavors

 I wish that I was an artist or had an artist's talent.  I really can't draw well, I don't have a great imagination, I am not talented in pairing colors.  But, I find creating makes me feel less stressed and happier.  I pull out the paints on occasion and paint what I call garage art.  I hang it in my garage and it makes me smile when I drive home and see it.  I do have one other artistic talent.

I quilt.  I am not a great quilter.  I have tried some fast techniques or short cuts and I can't say that I really enjoy those.  I like traditional quilts largely made the old fashioned way.  I like squares and triangles and lots of white in the background.  Some would say that quilting isn't art.  I would tend to agree that it is more a craft, at least the way that I do it.

But, sorting out squares or triangles and putting them together to create something new soothes me.  It makes me relaxed and happy.  And isn't that what creative endeavors are supposed to do?