Rooted [ roo -tid]: ( source , source ) having developed from something very strongly and firmly fixed having an underlying support having a close relationship with one's environment "You make all things work together for Your glory and for Your name. When I doubt it, Lord, remind me I'm wonderfully made. You're an artist and a potter. I'm the canvas and the clay." (Pat Barrett, 'Canvas and Clay') If other artists are anything like me, I'm sure many of them would agree that we are our own worst critics. When something is forming by our own two hands - like clay on the wheel, or words on a page - the image in our head of what we want it to be, while helpful in directing our vision, can sometimes get in the way of something equally important to an artist: discovery. When I look at life as it is today, it is not like I imagined it would be 10 years ago. When we're young, we set our sights on lofty pictures of what we think we want to become. ...