“Imagination! Creation! Expression!”™

This year 2024 I’ve decided to change the Meaningful Lines Art brand tagline from the previous “We are all Artists Weaving the Web of our Lives” which I’ve used for the past 5 years since 2019. The new and current brand tagline is now “Imagination! Creation! Expression!”™

“Imagination! Creation! Expression!”™

The previous company slogan still has relevance for my art brand. But I feel the new tagline is a better fit and reflection for the message that I desire to convey about art and what it means to be an artist. It’s also shorter, simpler, easier to remember, more impactful and thus more memorable. I feel it’ll leave a stronger and lasting impression in the hearts and minds of all who come across it.

An artist is a creator and making art is a three-step process. The 1st step in the creative process is “imagination.” An artist first imagines, which is the faculty of using thoughts to form images, ideas and concepts of external objects not yet present to the senses. The Law of Attraction teaches us that thoughts creates things. Everything that was ever created was first imagined and began as a thought in someone’s mind.

“Everything that is real was imagined first.” -The Velveteen Rabbit

The 2nd step in the creative process is “creation.” At this stage, an artist takes the art in it’s abstract form and brings it into material existence in physical form. It’s the act of taking the intangible and making it tangible in the form of a sketch, drawing, painting, sculpture, music, film, literature, etc. In the animal kingdom, this is comparable to when the spider, a highly creative creature weaves it’s creative web. Likewise, we weave our creative tapestry from our imaginal abstractions.

"Humans are naturally creative and art is what makes us human. Our amazing ability to imagine and then build what we dream up. Embrace it, your innate creativity." -Danny Gregory

The 3rd step in the creative process is “expression.” This is the stage where an artist takes the artwork he or she has created and shares it with the world through one or various outlets, whether that’s visual artists displaying their paintings on their own website, social media platforms, art galleries, art fairs, coffee shops, etc. Writers publishing their books, posting their content on a blog or promoting their work in book fairs and bookstores, etc. Musicians performing at clubs, gigs, music festivals and connecting with producers, etc. What would be the point of creating art if no one could see, hear, read and appreciate it?

"All life is a creative act, a need for us to express ourselves and share those expressions with others. From acting, screen writing, directing, painting, drawing, fine art, and plethora of other outlets. An artist creative expression takes you on an immersive journey through the artist's eyes." -Temple of Art

Jeff Goins

American author Jeff Goins says, "Your 'art' is your gift, whether that's painting, music, a business idea, or something else altogether." He also adds about the word "artist”, "I mean any person who has important creative work they want to share with the world." Jeff emphasizes, "And I think you have a responsibility—no, a duty."

This is the purpose and the work of an artist, is to use their gift of “imagination” in order to bring into “creation” something wonderfully and meaningfully unique and then share it with the world via “expression.” An artist uses his or her creative gifts and talents in order to make a positive difference in the lives of others, and contribute to the upliftment and betterment of humanity.

Meaningful Lines Art®

“Imagination! Creation! Expression!”™

Human-Made Art (noAI)