Killing Me A Little Bit Each Day!

Vega. Ligher. Fuse. 

People thought I was crazy when I sold the business. I retired to pursue my art. They would say, "You are so successful. You are a CEO. Why would you do that?" Well I loved the people... But the mundane repetition over too many years dulled my senses. One more product. One more plan. One more budget. One more season. I was not getting any sense of satisfaction. And the pressure was immense. It was killing me a little bit each day.

When I paint, and blow things up there is a tremendous release. An explosion. A satisfaction. A "love" of what I'm doing and what I make. Time suspends. Stress disappears. 

So it became pretty clear to me. Light the fuse. Create. Live. Boom!

Stick Vega is the American Gunpowder Artist.  He creates and blogs from Stick Vega Studios in Madison, WI and Bucktown, Chicago, IL.  Follow Stick at Facebook and/or Twitter.