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Walker

C.

Payne

     Walker        C. Payne

I honestly don't really want to take credit for the work on this site. Often, it feels like the instinct to make something overcomes me. I think we’d all agree that the “flow state” doesn't exactly fit into the category of personal doership. I see a scene or a composition or a color, and I’m drawn to it, simple as that. Often, I can't even explain exactly why. Sometimes I paint or draw or embroider the thing I was drawn to that day, and sometimes it sits on my camera roll for years before I’m pulled back to it. But I don't want to take credit for or even say that I understand the way inspiration and inspired action work, in a way, it feels like I’m following breadcrumbs. It’s also hard to say where the boundary lies between “my work” and all the art I’ve seen, the music I've listened to, people I've talked to; all these things show up in everything I do. Regardless, it feels right, it feels natural, sometimes like a release. Creative expression has been a process through which I’ve learned about and connected with myself, and I hope it might foster a sense of connection in others too. 

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"Dance until you shatter yourself."

                   Rumi

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feel free to contact me 

(510) 599-4091

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