Art Unlocks Doors

Friday, May 08, 2026

Good morning, Twfw. O/

A cool, crisp, clear sky, colorful dawn. Birds sing from tree branches and fencepost tops like city street neighbors sit on stair stoops and call out to one another the news of the day.

Generosity: It's where Art comes from.

The difference between Art and Entertainment is in the intention of the creator.

"Look at what I can do!"
-Entertainer

"Look at this!"
-Artist

Our reasons for sharing go into the work.

Regardless of how precise the technique, how correct the craft, if the intent of the crafter isn't to share a new or helpful view of the world with the world, it's a circus act.

If someone paints as well as Picasso and never uses that skill to share something unique about themselves with the world, they're nothing more than carnival entertainers... enjoyable diversions.

Entertainment has its time and place, but it is not Art.

Art unlocks doors; Entertainment starts a party.

All great Art has an element of joy in it. We love the possibility of growth.

View a painting, read a story or poem, hear a song and think, "Well I never imagined Life like that before," and you know the experience of Art.

Entertainment mocks; Art shares.