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AstheV&Agearsupto stageAlice:CuriouserandCuriouser, it felt
ratherfittingto haveAntonioSeguraDonat’sartonthismonth’s
cover.TheSpanishartisthascreatedhisownversionof Lewis
Carroll'sWonderland,fantasticalvisionsof candy-colouredworlds.
There’sanunderlyingmessageto theworktoo,withendangered
animalsmarkedbytargets,a signthatthefunwon’tlastforever.
Antoniois alsoa reminderthatit doesn’tmatterwhereyoustart
withart,it’swhereyouendupthatcounts.Hewasdrawnto streetartas a
teenagerbuthechannelledthatenthusiasmandskillintohiscareerproper.
Hestillpaintsmurals,buthealsocreatesimaginativeacrylicpaintingstoo.
I’vereallybeenenjoyingreadingaboutallof yourartisticjourneystoo.
We’veprintedsomeof thestoriesonourletterspageandwe’dloveto hear
more.Almosteveryonemakesartas a child,butsoonerorlaterlifegetsin the
way.Findingyourwaybackto thatcreativespace– viaillness,careers,family
andothercommitments– requiresdedicationandsacrifice.Gettingthereisn’t
easy.Creativitytakescourage,as Matisseoncesaid.
Insharingthesestories,I hopewecanprovidea littleencouragement
andinspirationalongtheway.
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