The Cost of Grace

An artist preserves and destroys at the same time.
Freezes and burns.
Remains fragile, yet continues to create.

Creativity is not only talent.

It is the ability to hold opposing forces at once.

Every musician, dancer, or artist knows this state.
When silence settles within.
When the familiar world disappears.

And then an impulse arises —
to create something that did not exist before.

Inspiration rarely belongs to one person alone.
Sometimes it feels like a connection to something greater, as if the work already exists, and the artist simply allows it to emerge.

Every work leaves its mark.
Like cracks in a ballet tutu.
Like ice and fire existing at the same time.

This is how grace is born.
And grace always comes at a cost.