The Unhealthy Artist

    When an artist is not well, should his art suffer for it? I find this to be (sadly) true. Of course I can only speak for myself, but as I am faulty in my health; be it emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual, I find that my creative spirit gives up.

     I know that God/dess has gifted me with an innate sensativity to beauty and art and given me abilities in said area, so would I be defiling that gift when I do not use it simply because I am too tired? I feel that artists are constantly expected to create, though sometimes we just need to do nothing but exist and let the art come naturally...in its own time.

Lone