On Creativity: My Mom, The Artist
This episode is dedicated to my mom, the person who inspired me to want to be creative. Truth be told, I produced this piece a few years ago, shortly after my mom passed away. It was my way of working through the staggering grief I felt in her absence. It was honestly, therapeutic. I felt my mom's presence, her voice humming in my ears as I edited. But more than that, her words took on a deeper meaning and helped me connect to my own creative process and voice. Whoa! All this to say, I needed to make this piece for me, more than anything else. Once I finished it, I knew that this would have to be the first episode of this podcast. It is a tribute to my mom who was indeed a complicated woman. But correct me if I'm wrong. Aren't we all a little complicated?