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i’m open abt a lot of stuff but it is a little hard for me to admit that sometimes i worry that i’m not artsy or creative enough for nyc. i have so many wonderful friends who are artists—and are fabulously talented artists at that. truly it is a statistically unlikely amount of people who are, to their core, Creatives who lead with their heart. i love their art so much. anywho! i found a free sculpting class (with a live model which was so cool) and im so happy with how my first project is coming along. considering i’ve never tried this before and it’s a work in progress. i am working on being okay with things i make being not spectacular because they don’t have to be, i’m learning, and it means i get to improve 🌟
Feb 20, 2024
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while this seems counterintuitive it’s something I’ve been trying to adopt this mindset into my practice lately since it presents great opportunities to learn and make Better Art.
as someone who always Wants Perfection with their work (especially with the first go of things), making bad art has been something I’ve made a lot lately because I’ve been learning so many new things (like cyanotype and darkroom printing).
fun fact: I actually have two cyano-totes. The first one has barely seen the light of day because it was a hot mess (aka I def did not rinse it enough). BUT without the first one I would not have made the second one that you guys showed so much love for!!!!!!
*this was also a nice little reflection moment for me because I was very fed up last night in my darkroom class so thanks pi.fyi for making #reflect and remember it’s about progress not perfection*
Jul 3, 2024
I have always adored art ever since I was in preschool. I loved creating characters or even doing my own renditions on characters and movies.
I even took time during lockdown to work on my interest, putting in hours of learning anatomy and structure.
However for a while I've been in a slump of sorts, I've lost creativity and the fuel to continue.
It's been hard, especially since drawing and creating is something I've been putting effort to what seems like eons at this point. I even decided to just quit altogether and pursue something else as a dream career.
There had become a point where my boyfriend gave me a pep talk and to prove his point he had read me a book he wad reading for philosophy called 'The Republic';
"All great things are precarious... Beautiful things really are difficult" and in his own words told me -
"It occurs often throughout the text, anything that is easy will never be beautiful, for if it is easy it won't have the scars and marks of something built through struggle, those scars and marks are the cracks through which beautiful shines most brightly", which I think helped me.
For the past month in my art class I've been researching a style called 'Jugendstil' and got a bit of inspiration again. I want to show off what I made because I'm genuinely happy with my product since a hot minute.
Anyways moral of the story, don't beat yourself up if you don't find something about you or what you make up to your standards, because beautiful things take time.
Feb 27, 2025
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just had an epiphany about how everyone seeks something different from art, how we all perceive it based on who we are as individuals … for the longest time in art/film school i’ve been scared to pursue the art i want out of fear that it will turn out very bad.
but i hope we make art anyway despite that fear, as long as it sustains ourselves and the people who matter. i hope we all get to freely make “bad” art 🫂
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builds character. no one is looking at you weirdly i promise just see the movie by yourself bae. if nothing else do it because joan didion also thinks it’s a good idea. just don’t isolate
Feb 11, 2024
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guilt is “this thing i did is bad” and shame is “this thing i did means i am bad”
Feb 9, 2024
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a starburst wrapper, a leaf (beware of staining the pages), a journal page with a secret written on it, etc.
Feb 7, 2024