You Were Here

“As human beings, we come and go quickly, and we get to make works that stand as monuments to our time here. Enduring affirmations of existence. Michelangelo’s David, the first cave paintings, a child’s figure-paint landscapes–they all echo the same human cry, like graffiti scrawled in a bathroom stall:

I was here. -Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

If you’re looking for a reason to make and share your art, look no further than just to declare that you were here. 

You were here. On this earth. In this universe. At this time. By some miracle that is beyond you.

You saw this. You heard this. You learned this. You felt this.

So much so, that you were compelled to make it and share it with all of us.

In hopes that we’d all feel just a little less alone.

You were here.

We were here.

Together. We’re all here.

Go make and share your art.

Thank you for doing so and for being here.