San Diego Book Arts
Barbara
Bates

I express myself through my art. Doing my art is meditation. A teacher once said, “Painting pastepapers was the one thing in life you can do without making any mistakes.” What is great is that I took that statement and appied it to my own life and art. I am free to play with my paints, papers, needles, and threads, glues, and cutters. I take all energy and release it in a positive manner. I kiss my art pieces when I am finished, as a way of thanking God for the gift of art. It is my greatest love in life. I feel very blessed by the universe.