Art Night Encinitas Becoming an artist Was I selected

Posted by: Cheryl Ehlers

Many times over the years I've looked at a piece I've made and thought to myself, I can't remember doing that.' One remembers only traces of what happened. In that sense one main function of the art work is that it is an artifact of the process.

The more difficult task has been to consider what it's all been about. My own belief as an artist is that much of what I do (the art making part, that is) happens in a kind of trance, or mental zone. There is a notion that it is through the channel of a person that creativity flows and significant art making happens. In that regard, it is much like art choosing the person rather than the person choosing to be an artist. Indeed, I don't really remember ever making the decision to become a painter, I found myself being one.

Art Night Encinitas, where the public enjoys the artists in an evening of visual art as the galleries swing their doors open at the Encinitas civic and local art galleries Saturday, November 23, from 6:00-9:00 p.m The event celebrates the city’s diverse visual art scene at participating locations and is free to the public. Enjoy live music and refreshments at several locations. . For more details about the Art Night Encinitas visit: www.encinitasca.gov/VisualArt.