Let Them Help

September 15, 2025


We’re often conditioned to believe that the artist’s journey must be a solitary one, the late nights in the studio, the countless quiet hours wrestling with an idea, the personal battles that shape the work long before anyone else sees it. There’s a certain romance in the struggle, in the myth of the lone genius. But the truth, especially in the art world, is that isolation can only take you so far. If you want your art to live outside your own walls, if you want it to move, to breathe, to be seen and felt, then you have to let people in. You have to let them help.

That help might not come from big names or institutions at first. In fact, it usually doesn’t. It comes from the few, the rare ones who come across your work and feel something. They may not have a gallery or a collector’s list, but what they do have is genuine enthusiasm. Passion. And that matters more than you think. When someone is truly moved by your art, they carry that feeling with them. They talk about it. They show their friends. They post it, praise it, protect it. And from that, something begins to happen, slowly, quietly, and then suddenly: momentum.

Momentum is not built in silence. It’s built in conversation, in community, in shared experience. And while it can be terrifying to let others close to what feels so deeply personal, that act of opening up, of trusting someone with your work, is what transforms art from a private practice into a shared reality. You don’t need an army. You need one person who cares. And then maybe another. And another.

You don't need to shout. You just need to whisper to the right ear.

Of course, there will always be the voice in your head saying no one will understand this like I do, and maybe that’s true. But understanding isn’t the only form of support. Excitement is just as powerful. And when you meet someone whose eyes light up at what you’ve made, let them help. Let them carry it forward in ways you can’t. Because this path is hard enough without trying to do everything alone. Let those who believe in you be part of the process. That connection, however small, is what makes the work grow beyond the edges of the canvas.

The art remains yours. But the journey? That’s meant to be shared.