Creativity isn’t always limited to a single platform. Some artists prefer working on various pieces, whether it be visual or literary. When properly unleashed and fostered, a person’s creativity knows no bounds.
In the meantime, beginner artists can still embrace their passion for creation as they explore the crevices of their minds for inspiration that allows them to translate their thoughts and emotions into something tangible.
Yssa Marie Racho, a senior high school student from Carcar, Cebu, recently tapped into her creativity to produce pieces that reflect her daily struggles with growing up and coming into her own as an individual.
“My poetry and art always reflect my genuine self. Although I understand there’s much for me to learn, there’s no better time to start than now. I get inspiration from different kinds of authors, mostly from Lang Leav and Michael Faudet,” she said.
‘A Living Artwork’
(“This poem was born during a troubling time and mixes my passion for the arts with a negative habit I have yet to overcome.”)
Paintbrushes
Could never live up
To the exhilaration I get
When I work with those tools
Each movement
Opening new windows
Releasing the exasperation
Palettes
Have nothing against
That single color
I can call my own
But it dries out too quickly
Until I look someplace else
For a fountain of life
Warm and thick
Ready to create a new masterpiece
Above all else
My canvass so perfectly flawed
With bumps and cuts almost everywhere
Covered by inches of fabric
Hiding some past works
But ready to bear new ones
To ease the pain
And eventually
Liberate all sorrows trapped
In the then
And the now
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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