I started drinking at 13. Hiding in my room, I invented a world with a rapidograph pen and watercolors, then attended art school in New York city but drinking and drugs took precedence. I worshiped famous drunken artists that justified my lifestyle. Moving to Colorado, I began a career in commercial art but heavy drinking…
April Artist of the Month at SRC. Before recovery, creativity always felt vulnerable, like I was doing something that wasn’t allowed. When I shot photos, I felt free and I thought I didn’t deserve it. I felt guilty. In recovery I have learned that creativity is essential to my well-being. When I shoot photos I…
I have been a lifelong artist, both drunk and sober. I feared sobriety would ruin my artistry but found that it enhances it. In turn, creating art enhances my recovery by providing meaningful focus for my life. Addiction is a dead end. Drunk, I left a pile of uneven, unfinished work. Recovery is openness to…
