Sometimes I call myself an artist. The reason it is only sometimes is because it's hard to call myself an artist with such a great lack of art to prove my claim. I would say that my greatest works of art are the spontaneous nuggets that somewhat frequently escape my lips, but those don't usually get documented anywhere for future study. I've been known to play multiple instruments and enjoy taking pictures but I don't have a body of work anywhere for you to make your own assessment of my artistic worth. The closest thing I have to a portfolio are the handful of records I've recorded and produced for other musicians.
However...
One could argue that my entire life is consumed with creativity. My outward appearance is a constantly evolving work of self-expression, from my tattoos and piercings to my various hairstyles and perhaps mostly my clothing (especially considering my decision a couple years ago to reduce my wardrobe to mostly black after experiencing some heartbreaking life changes). Hardly a day passes where I don't put my creativity to use upholding my reputation as a skilled problem solver. I constantly strive to think and live and speak outside the box. And I do engage in a handful of creative activities such as roadie-ing for two bands and building instruments. I'm also looking for a new recording clients.
So yeah, I am an artist. In the end I think it's really more about who I am and not so much about what I do. And I think that's also true for artists with great portfolios of evidence to their artistic worth.
What do you think?
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