Social media has amplified the reach of these eccentricities, giving people with extreme views a platform to connect and reinforce each other's beliefs on a global scale.

A poignant example of the transformative power of artmaking is the experience I recently shared with a workshop participant. In the span of less than three hours, she marveled at her own capacity to create, and in the process, she unearthed a wellspring of personal creativity she might never have known existed.

Artists are like cicadas. The comparison may appear unconventional at first glance… So, read on to discover more…