Paul Klee’s credo is a reminder to keep following your creation.

Deviating from the norm is a must for creatives; I’d argue it’s one of the few ways to make a name for yourself.

You don't have to create something entirely new, no.

Revisiting proven arts from years ago, reimagining them today can work just as nice.

Though, if you do venture out into the new and unproven, people will voice their opinions.

A friend of Picasso, Klee existed in the same realm of cubism and abstract artists.

He juggled many arts - violin to writing - though his muse was only satisfied with a paintbrush in his hand.

For the sake of brevity, he had many highs and lows: here’s two.

A high: He managed to have a couple galleries in Paris which had great turnouts and taught at Bauhaus for a decade.

A low: those that ruled in Germany in the beginning half of the 20th century labeled his art, amongst others, degenerate.

Degenerate art that was seized and removed from society.

After being outed in Germany, he Emigrated back home to Switzerland, continued painting and succumbed to disease.

His credo—the words upon his tombstone—poetically say this:

"I cannot be grasped in the here and now, For my dwelling place is as much among the dead, As the yet unborn, Slightly closer to the heart of creation than usual, But still not close enough."

And I couldn't help but take his words to heart.

For all creations greater than oneself, his words are a yearning for the misunderstood.

Because to those who simply don’t understand, I and my work are akin to the dead and unborn.

So keep creating, drawing, painting, crafting, and creating; because, in due time, you too will be understood.

Even if that's postmortem.

— George