Olvium

So we've all heard the expression "tortured artist". It's a bit of a pop culture joke these days but let's dig a little deeper for a minute and think about that expression. There is an aspect of truth in the expression. You see, the upside of being an artist is that we are virtually indestructible. I don't mean physically of course, but rather emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. By virtue of our artistic affliction, artists have the ability to absorb and transform negative and painful experience in unique ways. This isn't to say that our wounds are ever fully undone. On the contrary, it hurts like hell and we feel the all of the horribl