The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle

I finally got my Holiday Cards done and mailed out. Yes, I do still use snail mail, if fact I made the majority of my cards this year. I enjoy having the chance to make my cards; it gives me a real sense of being connected to the person to whom I send the card.

This is not one of the cards I made but an example of the kind of cards I make.www.stampzia.com/.../thumbs/holiday-mg-t.jpg142 x 200 pixels - 14k

I have been thinking some about how I connect to people. I enjoy blogging and sending e-mails to people, but I must admit I prefer at times to have a more personal type of contact.

I also must admit that I do have a need to feel as if I have created something. I don’t have talent in an artistic way, at least not in a traditional sense but making cards, using the rubber stamps and choosing the colors of paper, ink and the style and format of the card does seem to satisfy this need to create for me.

It is fun for me to create then give a set of cards to someone. I have the chance to share a piece of myself in a way. Perhaps that is what those who pursue art in various media feel when they create a work. I find it a bit difficult to consider myself an artist, but there is a deep need for me to attempt to share in a tactile way.

Art is not a thing; it is a way. Elbert Hubbard