I fear touching a wet brush to white canvas.
I fear making an impression in smooth clay.
I fear penning a word to be spoken.

I fear revealing an idea before it is a reality.
I fear defining a piece as finished, with hopes of improving it.
I fear showing a complete work to new eyes because it may be more valuable in mine.

I love to create, whether to write or to paint.
but I fear.
I fear the imperfections and crooked lines.
I fear judgment & lack of awe.
I fear the onlooker who criticizes.

An artist’s fears surmount to rejection.
I fear rejection.

Fear weighs an artist down, holds the brush back, and keeps one from creating.
Fear hides creations away.

But faith finds victory over fear.

Faith finds beauty in every stroke of the brush.
Faith sees purpose in every indent of the clay.
Faith feels meaning in every penned word.

Faith sees potential in ideas,
and has peace in calling a work finished.

Faith finds comfort in the fact that every eye interprets differently,
and every heart feels a unique sense of awe.

Faith knows that every onlooker will judge and many will reject,
but faith also knows rejection is temporary,
and making a permanent impact on a single soul is worth a million rejections.

Faith enlightens the artist, fuels the brush, and inspires one to create.
Faith brings art to life.

Faith is the art that overcomes rejection.