Barbara Svetlick - Sculpture Glass Artist

We so often lose ourselves along the road of life or often let it use old blueprints that are safe but so outdated.  If you do the same thing over and over and over again and expect a different outcome then you are not learning a very basic fact that you were not made from a cookie cutter mold but came into the world with DNA that if not harnessed nor restrained will take you through life with the purpose of living and being happy.

My life was like tunnel vision.  I can't say I have any regrets on what I chose but still it was not my dream and in fact after a while I didn't know what my dream was or what would make me happy.  

What happens when you don't dream or you constantly change what you believe is your dreams?  You just float along letting life take you wherever it does and without much enthusiasm.  It's hard to breakout of the fog and find your path because it sometimes means putting aside everything you are, everything you know and take a leap of faith.

I took and unexpected left turn very late in life and I did it without a lot of thought - or so I thought but actually it took me a lifetime to make that turn.   I weighed the consequences, I crunched the numbers, I faced reality of the 'worst case scenario', I downsized mentally and physically to see if I could handle it and then I told myself that I could, I would and I should pursue whatever it was that made me happy.   Have I fully made the transition?  No, I am just starting to see my dreams come together but my life is simple, my thoughts are good, my needs are non-existent and I have never been happier.   I am on the path of enchantment in a modern world and the people I meet along the way fill the day with such richness.  You come into this world with nothing and you leave it with nothing but what you leave behind will be a testament to your love of life itself.

Never say no to your dreams...never let a stranger walk by without a smile...never regret the roads you travel and never give up...for life is beautiful when you are happy and you are happy when you go after your dreams.  I am an artist, I am a writer and I am a beautiful soul!

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Opps - I was too busy moving

2007

"Metamorphosis: The Life Cycle of a Glass Bead”
Juried Show sponsored by ISGB – Exhibit and Catalog
Bead Review II – Publisher Brad Pearson
Annealer Magazine – On Line Interview