A Gentle Stampede
For a long time, I believed that I needed to be intoxicated to create—that chaos fueled creativity, that the high was the spark. The truth is, I am a creative person, and drugs and alcohol only dulled that. Sobriety didn’t take my creativity away; it freed it. Art has become my anchor, a daily practice that keeps me grounded, present, and connected. In the same way that addiction isolated me, community pulls me back into the world. This piece reflects that. Each circle is an individual, unique but part of something larger. Alone, we drift. Together, we find strength, movement, and purpose. This painting is about unity, about finding hope in connection. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to go it alone. Sobriety, like art, is a practice—one that transforms struggle into something powerful, something triumphant.
For a long time, I believed that I needed to be intoxicated to create—that chaos fueled creativity, that the high was the spark. The truth is, I am a creative person, and drugs and alcohol only dulled that. Sobriety didn’t take my creativity away; it freed it. Art has become my anchor, a daily practice that keeps me grounded, present, and connected. In the same way that addiction isolated me, community pulls me back into the world. This piece reflects that. Each circle is an individual, unique but part of something larger. Alone, we drift. Together, we find strength, movement, and purpose. This painting is about unity, about finding hope in connection. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to go it alone. Sobriety, like art, is a practice—one that transforms struggle into something powerful, something triumphant.
For a long time, I believed that I needed to be intoxicated to create—that chaos fueled creativity, that the high was the spark. The truth is, I am a creative person, and drugs and alcohol only dulled that. Sobriety didn’t take my creativity away; it freed it. Art has become my anchor, a daily practice that keeps me grounded, present, and connected. In the same way that addiction isolated me, community pulls me back into the world. This piece reflects that. Each circle is an individual, unique but part of something larger. Alone, we drift. Together, we find strength, movement, and purpose. This painting is about unity, about finding hope in connection. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to go it alone. Sobriety, like art, is a practice—one that transforms struggle into something powerful, something triumphant.