Can an Artist Come From a Happy Childhood?

I worked so hard for my kids not to have traumatic childhoods. Does that mean they can’t be artists?

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Last night I watched this documentary called Feral Love. It’s about a woman named Dorian Rence who is both a world-class viola player who has been part of the New York Philharmonic for nearly 40 years — and a crazy cat lady.