The Creative Process: Dreamer

Color inspiration -- leftover rose petals, these doors, this art, and daytime fireworks.

Today, on the fifth anniversary of Eve Carson's death, I re-read these words spoken by her father and was struck by his expressions of faith in the power of dreaming, believing, knowing that we can solve problems. 

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"The irony of Eve’s murder is that she, along with these blessed friends and fellow students, are the ones who can solve the most pressing problems of this time. Please don’t attribute this to hyperbole or relate it to a father’s sadness. I see a stunningly beautiful convergence of talent and caring in this, our children’s, generation. It is the most fantastic realization.

I believe that these kids, along with their peers around the globe, can reach reasoned solutions for mitigating violence and tackling many of the inequities of poverty, prejudice, inadequate health care and under-education. This is no pie-in-the-sky wish! These kids are smart! They’re so capable."

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Though unfinished, this art work represents a commitment to being a perpetual dreamer, and serves as a reminder of the power of love, kindness, caring, and perseverance as problem solvers in an enormously complicated and fascinating world. 

Thank you, Eve, for continuing to illuminate the path to a better world by your example, and thank you, Mr. Carson, for believing in us -- we may all be dreamers, but we're not the only ones, and therein lies our truest power. :)

For more on Eve's life, see here.


[All photos and content by Ann Howell Brown, 2013]