Reborn Through Art: Continuing My Sober Journey in the New Year

The new year didn’t arrive with fireworks for me. It arrived quietly, honestly, and with steady hands. This year, I didn’t count down with a drink in my hand or noise in my head. I counted breaths. I counted clarity. I counted the fact that I’m still here, still sober, still choosing myself.

Sobriety didn’t just remove something from my life—it made room. Room for truth. Room for healing. Room for art.

As I step into this new year, continuing my sober journey, I’ve found myself reborn through creation. Through slowing down. Through working with my hands. Through honoring the pieces of myself I once ignored or numbed. And through that process, Reborn Through Art was born.

Sobriety Changed the Way I Create

When I was drinking, everything felt rushed—even my pain. I wanted quick relief, fast escapes, instant quiet. There was no patience for process. No space for intention. Creativity existed, but it was chaotic, unfinished, and often abandoned.

Sobriety softened me in a way I didn’t expect. It taught me to sit with discomfort instead of running from it. To be present long enough to actually feel. And that presence is where art began to take shape again—slowly, deliberately, honestly.

Creating sober is different. My hands are steady. My mind is clear. My emotions are raw but real. Every piece I make now carries intention because I’m fully there for it—from start to finish.

The Birth of Bejeweled Wooden Crosses

I didn’t plan to start making crosses. They came to me naturally, almost spiritually. Wood, by itself, is strong but unfinished. Scarred, imperfect, textured—much like us. And when I began adorning these wooden crosses with glass beads, keepsakes, chains, and small trinkets, something clicked.

Each piece felt like a conversation with my past.

The beads reminded me that broken things can still shine. The keepsakes represented memories—some heavy, some healing. The trinkets symbolized survival, resilience, and the beauty of imperfection. Nothing about these crosses is mass-produced. Nothing is rushed. Every element is chosen with care.

These are not just decorative pieces. They are testimonies.

Art as a Form of Healing

Sobriety strips you down. It removes the armor you thought you needed. And in that rawness, you either rebuild—or you stay stuck. Art became my rebuilding.

Every cross I create is a release. A prayer without words. A reminder that healing doesn’t always come from therapy sessions or milestones alone. Sometimes it comes from quiet moments at a table, music playing, hands working, heart open.

I don’t aim for perfection. I aim for honesty.

Some crosses are bold and radiant. Others are softer, darker, heavier. Just like the days in recovery. Some days feel light. Others feel weighted with reflection. Both are necessary. Both are sacred.

Reborn Through Art Is More Than a Name

Reborn Through Art isn’t just a shop—it’s a statement. It’s what sobriety did for me. It gave me back my ability to create without self-destruction. It allowed me to transform pain into something tangible, meaningful, and lasting.

Being reborn doesn’t mean becoming someone new. It means returning to who you were before the world hardened you. Before addiction tried to convince you that you were broken beyond repair.

Art reminded me that I am not broken—I am becoming.

Faith, Recovery, and Redemption

These crosses are not about perfection or performance. They are about redemption. About faith that grows quietly. About believing in something greater when you’re rebuilding from the ground up.

Recovery is spiritual whether you label it that way or not. It asks you to surrender control. To trust process. To believe that something good can come from what once felt ruined.

Every cross carries that message. Not in words, but in energy. In texture. In detail.

A Keepsake for Those Walking Their Own Journey

I create these pieces for anyone who understands what it means to survive something. For those rebuilding after addiction, loss, trauma, or major life transitions. For those who need a reminder that healing is not linear, but it is possible.

These crosses are meant to be held, displayed, and felt. They are keepsakes—not just objects. Symbols of endurance. Of faith regained. Of beauty reclaimed from brokenness.

Entering the New Year Clear and Grounded

This new year feels different. Not because everything is perfect, but because I am present. I am no longer running from myself. I’m meeting myself where I am—with compassion, creativity, and courage.

Sobriety gave me the gift of clarity. Art gave me the language to express it.

Together, they are shaping the next chapter of my life.

Every piece I create is made with intention, patience, and respect for the journey—mine and yours. If you feel drawn to these bejeweled wooden crosses, I invite you to explore my work at RebornThroughArt.Shop.

Whether you’re sober, healing, or simply searching for something meaningful, I hope these pieces speak to you the way creating them has spoken to me.

This is not just art.
This is rebirth.
This is recovery.
This is faith, reclaimed—one bead, one breath, one sober day at a time. 🌹⛓💥