My name is Rachel. P. Marin is the pen name I use when I write and draw. I started using it after we brought our son home from the hospital. He's the real Marin. That night, under the light of the moon, I studied his tiny fingers and toes. I thought about the lives he would touch and about the dreams he would follow. I knew if he were to grow up and live a life beyond his wildest dreams, it would be helpful if someone led the way. So after nearly three decades of giving up on my dream, I picked up my pen. I decided anything I created, I'd sign it "Prints Marin" (which I later shortened to "P. Marin") as a reminder that with every finger print and footprint we leave behind, we make a difference.
Growing up, my dad loved my art. "This is very good," he'd say. Then he'd frame it and hang it and spend time with it.
My mom, she loved my art too. But in a different way. The way that you love something and at the same time know both the joy and the risk it can bring. She'd look at my art and she'd say, "You should learn to type. Everybody needs a secretary." After learning to type 200 wpm and trying the secretary thing-and many other things too-I'm fanning the flames on my dreams. I have both my dad and my mom to thank for the passion and fire inside. It was my dad who built the tender nest. But my mom who lit the match.
When I was a kid, I'd take my pen and paper into my closet to draw. I'd pretend it was my art studio. Not long ago, I got rid of most of my clothes. I'm not pretending anymore. These days I spend my days creating art that draws out the best in us. We only get one shot at life. I believe we owe it to the world to live it well.
If you don't have an art studio and are working at the kitchen table, don't worry. Artists can make art anywhere. I illustrated my first three books in our dining room using an old wicker clothes hamper as a desk.
Find what you love and do it often. And remember, "where" is not the important part.
We believe everyone deserves a chance to BECOME WHO THEY REALLY ARE. That there is a seed of magic in each of us and when we water that seed, good things grow. We believe CHANGE HAPPENS IN THE PRESENCE OF LOVE and that the most
important thing to remember is WE ARE THAT LOVE. We believe old-fashioned elbow grease is fashionable and when life gets messy, we have something to learn. We believe when we POUR FROM OUR CUP, it is already being filled back up. We believe in CELEBRATING the things we take for granted. We believe art heals. Joy is essential. And hope is a good reason to keep going. We believe self-care and SELF-LOVE are prerequisites for compassion, and if we open our HEARTS and DO GOOD with what we have, we will be met with a success that HUMBLES even the most experienced at love. We believe our MASTERPIECE isn’t about what we create but in who we become. We believe making a life is as important as making a living and that work and PLAY can be the same thing. We believe in taking time to do nothing or something that brings us JOY. We believe our LIGHT shines brightest when our hearts are SMILING. More than anything, we believe in you and me and in us TOGETHER.
The world needs all our hopes and dreams.
xo
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