I am standing alone on the shores of Two Jacks Lake located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. I am unaware that the park’s bears also enjoy the same shoreline in late autumn – which just happens to be now. Posted nearby are warning signs about those bears, and that hiking my hiking alone would incur a fine, should I be tempted to do so.
To my right are some waterfowl occasionally squawking to one another about my whereabouts as I move along the shore. Other than the birds, I’m alone. It’s quiet, and the sun is rising behind the mountains in front of me. There’s a slight haze in the air from distant fires making rays of sunlight appear closer to focused spotlights in the distance.
This moment is just the first step of a bigger journey about self, art, love, and healing.
This first post on Patreon is the same. It’s the beginning of a new way forward in art and connection. I love what I do in the arts. The arts have changed my life in such profound ways it’s hard to explain. I’ve discovered who I am, what I’m supposed to do, and how I needed to change my life for the better, no matter how painful the outcomes could be. Sometimes, all I can leverage is my faith and keep going.
This is my invitation to you: come with me on my journey. I have much to do and little time to do it. I have books in the works, am on the hunt for future speaking engagements, and have workshops – both free and paid – coming soon. On this platform, I’m going to be offering monthly subscriptions for prints and cards as well as enabling you to see what I do behind the scenes.
Join me. Any contribution of support would mean the world to me.
