Creationism?

What it is about creating something? Whether it flows from your pen, brush, chisel, camera, body, mind or spirit the act of creation grows you, matures you and changes the way you look at the world around you. With time it creates a sense of vision. It changes your perspective. And often it can make you smile.

What is it that a photographer feels when he flips through a stack of prints, or an artist who walks a gallery of her work, a musician hearing her song on a passing radio, or a parent as he looks upon his child? Is it a sense of adding something new to this world, or of responsibility for that created?

And what of the pain when our created thing is hurt? Whether it be a torn photo, a smeared oil-painting or a scraped knee why does it affect us? After all, there is no physical connection.

There is a responsibility. It is not a sense of responsibility but an actual responsibility. That which we create impacts the environment around it. A photo in a newspaper, a sculpture in a gallery, a child growing into an adult interacting with those around him.

That which is created has a responsibility to its creator. A piece of music or artwork to stay true to its vision, a child to obey it's parents and us to honor God.

So are we responsible as creators? And what of our responsibility as that which is created?

Below are photos from the second half of my "spring break" beginning with the roadtrip from Laredo, Texas to Monterrey, Mexico:

Visas for Entry, Nuevo Laredo, MX

Church Amid the Slums, Nuevo Laredo, MX

Opening Bomb Bays, Monterrey, MX

Atop Chipinque, Monterrey, MX

Nature Atop Urban Sprawl, Monterrey, MX (I apologize for the compression banding in the sky; blame Flickr)

The Hottest New Drinks, Monterrey, MX

Poor Artist at Fort, Monterrey, MX

Lights in a Tunnel of Darkness, Monterrey, MX

Just Before Dinner, Monterrey, MX