Be Yourself

Many of us are trained from early on to give too much consideration to the opinion of others. It's not until we're adults that we realize we don't need someone else's permission to be unique. We often hold back, refraining from saying what we really want to say or do. I'll admit that there's absolutely a time and a place for restraint, but I don't think that time is in your art and self-expression.

Tapping into your art, and I mean YOUR art, involves finding out who you are and not being afraid to be different. -- Cherie Hass, online editor at Artists Network