Brick by Brick

May 31, 2025

When you first step onto the path of making art, it can feel like standing at the base of a mountain. The sheer scale of what lies ahead—the sketches not yet drawn, the canvases still blank, the stories untold—can be overwhelming. How will you ever create enough? How will you find your voice? What does it even mean to “arrive” as an artist?

The answer is simpler than it seems: brick by brick.

Just like a great building rises one stone at a time, your artistic journey unfolds piece by piece. Each sketch, each painting becomes a foundational element. On their own, they might seem small, imperfect, or disconnected. But together, they start to form something much more powerful: a body of work that reflects your vision, your evolution, your truth.

Art isn’t just made in bursts of brilliance—it’s forged in the quiet, consistent rhythm of creation. Every hour spent making is an act of construction. And with every piece, you get closer to the artist you’ve imagined becoming. You start to see the shape of your world take form, the themes that matter to you, the colors you return to, the stories only you can tell.

It takes time. It takes patience. There will be doubt. There will be moments when the wall you’re building feels like it’s going nowhere. But keep going. Because over the months and years, that wall becomes a tower—a monument to your dedication and imagination. Others will see it and be moved by what you’ve created. They’ll see not just the individual works, but the arc of your voice emerging and maturing over time.

And perhaps most importantly, you’ll begin to see it too.

You’ll stand among your work one day—your portfolio, your studio, your gallery—and realize: this is your world. No one else could have built it quite the same way. It’s uniquely yours, and it stands tall because you showed up, again and again, to lay down the next brick.

So take heart. Keep creating. Trust the process.

Brick by brick, you're becoming the artist you were always meant to be.