The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 567

H H I I started no money, no business background, started with with no money, no business background, no no and/or design background. started art art and/or design background. It It started simply a childlike openness to say "yes" simply with with a childlike openness to say "yes" to to visions passed through I believe the the visions god god passed through me. me. I believe that that as artists essentially channels. as artists we we are are essentially channels. forms provide outlet your All All art art forms provide an an outlet to to get get your thoughts ideas open. rewards thoughts and and ideas into into the the open. But But the the rewards of art don’t creative process, of art don’t stop stop with with the the creative process, for for art art is expression an expression of love a lasting effect. is an of love that that has has a lasting effect. Being a loving person is not in the giving Being a loving person is not just just in the giving receiving, in the telling, creating and and receiving, but but in the telling, the the creating and and in the freedom to express one’s feelings. in the freedom to express one’s feelings. When I had visions to create Mansion When I had the the visions to create The The Mansion O Museum, I abandoned all outside influences and and O Museum, I abandoned all outside influences focused solely on the steady "heart work" and and focused solely on the steady "heart work" of of seeking night a time. seeking god, god, one one day day and and one one night at a at time. nearly 40 years, regardless what happened, And And nearly 40 years, regardless what has has happened, I always after I fall down. Always, I get I always get get up up after I fall down. Always, I get night I forgive everyone, everything; up. up. And And each each night I forgive everyone, everything; each morning I forgive myself. each morning I forgive myself. is not about those things have along Life Life is not about those things you you have lost lost along way, spare change, pieces of paper the the way, the the spare change, pieces of paper with with people’s names numbers, jewelry, scarves, people’s names and and numbers, jewelry, scarves, umbrellas, coats, buttons keys. about umbrellas, coats, buttons and and keys. It’s It’s about the the friend meet, around corner. very very real real friend you you meet, just just around the the corner. as important, about letting And And just just as important, it’s it’s about letting go go of of everything thought knew. Because nothing everything you you thought you you knew. Because nothing stays same, words, images, memories, stays the the same, not not words, images, memories, people or places. There a reason things happen people or places. There is a is reason things happen Whatever might think at the the the way way they they do. do. Whatever you you might think at the moment, there a sequence everything - and moment, there is a is sequence for for everything - and is worthwhile. all worthwhile. it is it all