On Being Seen

"Path to Nowhere," a red, teal, and cream abstract textile artwork by Lisa Call, hanging above a leather sofa in a dining room with a wooden table and bookshelves.
Path to Nowhere by Lisa Call, out in the world, right where it belongs.

Is it?

“Is there art if no one is seeing or receiving it?”
~Keith Haring (Keith Haring Journals: Penguin Books , 2010)

An interesting question. What do you think?

This is a part of why I share my art.

It is what completes the process.

It is what makes it art.

When it sits in the cabinet unseen it hasn’t quite reached its potential.

When sparking a conversation or brightening up a room, I feel my artwork is contributing.

Words, Too

In addition to sharing the actual work, I also write about my work.

Privately in my journal and sketchbook, and also publicly here on my blog, in my newsletter and on social media.

Sharing how I see the world through that writing is a part of the process of being an artist. Of being seen. Of contributing.