When the Creative Spirit Calls
Kimba Livesay, Mojo Coming, Mixed Media on Canvas, 6x6, 2024. I have been an artist for 57 years. I know, that's a long freaking time. I started out like most of you with sidewalk chalk and coloring books but by age 4, I needed more. I loved the creative process, my mama not so much. She scrubbed paint off walls, clothes, shoes, animals, furniture and me. When the Creative Spirit Calls, I answer. I hope you do too. The Creative Spirit is a shape shifter and can take many different forms. Maybe you are an artist like me or you write stories, bake, play music, make costumes, etc. There are hundreds of creative channels to explore when you answer the creative call. Over the years my art calling has changed. It happens. When I was in school, I learned about the color wheel, complementary colors, perspective, composition and observation. I took all THAT and made it uniquely Kimba. My work is basic lines, shapes and colors and yet it's all there, visual and emotional la...