What’s the most rewarding aspect of be - ing creative in your experience? Being an artist is akin to being an explor- er. As we draw and paint, we discover the world. If you do it long enough, you will dis - cover yourself. It’s the journey that matters. I love being in the flow state. It makes your thinking more flexible and able to effect change. Painting is one of the few things an individual can do by themselves from imag- ination to completion. With today’s modern tools, we can take these completed images to new levels by applying them to industrial products. For me, I love applying them to fabrics and home goods. I love the softness and the precision of the process. Here is the tagline I came up with: Wear the Art, Be the Movement! When people wear my colorful designs and smile or just walk around, the art comes to life as they move. I also hope that others will love it and wear the colors so we can create an actual movement. Are there any books, videos, or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking? Shoosty® reading/listening list 1. Philosophize This! – by Steven West. It is the most entertaining way to learn philos - ophy. 2. Hardcore History – Dan Carlin. No one tells a story like Dan Carlin; his stories are riveting 3. The Horse Adjutant – Stephen Shooster, My book on the Nazi Holocaust. 4. Herman Shooster – Stephen Shooster. The book of my father. 5. Yiddish Civilization – Paul Kriwaczek, The rise and fall of a forgotten nation 6. Lincoln – William Safire – The Story of Abraham Lincoln written in first person
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