
renee-warth
American
Words are the substance of what we are. They can inflict pain, make people feel lost, and hold people together. I’ve never been one to express myself successfully at the first try. Words tend to slip through my fingers within seconds when I speak, but to physically create patterns with ink and paper is lighting.
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