Welcome to Gaia! ::

Ara smiled dimly, seeing the change of subject for what it was, but she was grateful for it. It was all she could do to not start crying herself and she hated crying. It left her exhausted.

She blushed a little at the compliment, "I live around here for the moment. I'm looking for things to use in my next art project." she answered, "And don't worry about it. I'll keep that in mind if you say something weird, haha."

Ara smiled while she thought about her work. It really depended on what resources she had available to her, and when she was a foal she had painted a lot more. Now it was mostly sculptures that she created, sometimes subtle and blending in with the surroundings, but other times flashy and wild; meant to stand out.

She spoke of the paintings of her youth, on the walls of her secret cave that had been her sanctuary growing up. The time in her life when she had thought she was utterly hopeless at art had been a dark one, and she'd spent most of it trying to push through her disability. It was only as she matured that her eyes partially corrected, and also she discovered that only the one eye was colorblind. That knowledge had been a godsend, her saving grace.

Ara shared all of this with Aella, content to have found what she hoped to be a lifelong friend.

Ara tilted her head to the side to consider the question, her eyes going distant. A tribute? She'd done work inspired by her family members, and the natural world around her, which in the end was really just a tribute to the heart and soul of whatever she was creating for.

"Yes, I have made tributes, though not in the way I think you mean. I paint a picture of my brother and it is a tribute to my esteem for him." She turned to look at Aella, "Why do you ask?"