In The Service of Art: Christie Chandler

Creating art and spiritual growth dovetail beautifully into a process of self-exploration, creating an ‘in-between’ space to discover one’s true self

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Being an artist hasn’t come naturally for me.

As a matter of fact, becoming an artist has often been a painful process of shedding, breaking apart and deep soul-searching. So many times I’ve been emotionally chewed up and spit out because I tried to apply old paradigms of competition, self-criticism, and expectations of success that haven’t materialized. My garage is filled with old work, canvases stacked like tombstones that are visual diaries of my past. I’ve never poured my