I was having a little think about why I have been on this LETS SUPPORT STEEMIT ARTIST crusade lately and it just hit me. I have ALWAYS been surrounded by extremely creative people. Artists that make the MOST amazing stuff. From ladies who have the most incredible drawing skills to man-mates that have the sickest lyrics and create the coolest beats to being blown away by a friend's screen printing skills. And I have ALWAYS been the one screaming how effing brilliant they are from the top of the effing mountains! I cannot even begint to count how many times I have had serious discussions with friends on how I should become their manager. *Never happened though* So it makes COMPLETE sense that I am such a supporter of the art movement here on Steemit.

Yes, I am creative but in a different way. I can't really put my finger on it how I can really explain it. I know good talent when I see it. I know when I see something special. I may not have the artistic creative vocabulary to express the techniques or what I see. But it's in the energy *or something*

So yah, it makes SO MUCH sense that I am screaming from the top of my Steemit mountain the ways I see that we can support the Steemit artistes. ## Art is our humanity being expressed. ## Our emotions being told in visuals. ## The stories that we hold in our heart are shown to the world.

The artists of our world are what make this world a better place with their shiz! Cos what would the world be without art? Okay to be very cliche here but I am going to throw a famous yet mysterious quote out on here. >The Earth without art is just eh! Right?????

![](https://i.imgur.com/t8FRbZ7.jpg) This incredible piece of art was made by @juliakponsford

I am very very very happy to say that the @slothicorn idea of sending crypto to the artists who make creativecommons art ACTUALLY really works! Look at how happy @azurejasper is in [this post about me using his art in a post and sending him a piece of the SBD pie!](https://steemit.com/slothicorn/@azurejasper/i-received-my-first-payment-from-ashleykalila-who-d-used-one-of-my-creative-commons-images-in-a-post) You go @azurejasper You make your art! I will support you! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/393375237670043650/401411387894792208/Line_Break2.png ## This has put a million smiles into my heart! What a cracking way to help an artist!

So yes # THIS SHIT WORKS!

## For all the artists out there reading this, please please please please make your art available for us to use!!!! ## Put it under the creativecommons tag and it'll be found! *I am now giving you FULL permission to send your posts via steemit.chat or Discord so that you know I will get to see it!* **please take advantage of what I am saying!!** ## For all the others, please help the Steemit artistes of our world! ## Find a work under the #creativecommons tag and put it up in a post! ## When the post has payed out, you send over a part of the SBD! It's THAT simple!

Here's to changing the stereotype of a starving artist to a thriving artist!!! BIG love, Ashley https://media.giphy.com/media/l378j2UDSGKF33CsE/giphy.gif Made by the wonderful @stellabelle ![BANNER HUMANS OF STEEMIT.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfRKUHdmWY8Tv7ZB5oT4vR49c44qDRFB2CWZhqLEWAchf/BANNER%20HUMANS%20OF%20STEEMIT.png) My LoveProject is @humansofsteemit! Featuring the humans behind the Steemit usernames!