Have you ever had a day when it dawns on you that you are an unrealized artist?  Something sparks that creative spirit within and sends you reeling down the isles of your local craft store plucking every beautifully displayed project pull sheet, and related craft materials, off the shelves, into your basket, and out the door to your home for hours of deeply satisfying crafting therapy.
      Traditionally, the blame could fall on the shoulders of the parents. They who sent you, on every Christmas break, spring break, and summer break, to every arts and education camp they could find. So delighted in the result, they snatch the completed projects from young hands and sent them hither and yon as gifts for relatives and friends. To this day the first thing that comes to mind when a project presents itself is, "Well, who would I give it to?'
    Additionally, the economy could be to blame -that which sent you to join the ranks of the "makers and doers". Complex home repair projects blend with the simple task of mending a tear the seam of a shirt.  YouTube videos and Pinterest boards become the go-to reference  even serving as delightful talking points at parties.
     Then again, blame is, perhaps, too strong a word. Rather, it is the realization that, in Elder Uchtdol's words, "The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul." When did you realize that you were an unrealized artist?