I hear thee. I decided to use my freedom to pursue my own art - something I'd abandoned shortly after high school because a graphic arts teacher told me I didn't have enough talent to do it professionally. After my husband left, I tried to continue working on a degree in early childhood education that I didn't really want. You know how it is. Going back to school to get a degree that would earn you a paying job instead of pursuing something you honestly enjoy. When I got depressed about my life falling apart and my financial aid petered out, I said to myself, "Screw this shit. I'm going to do things my own way." Even if I had succeeded in earning my ECE degree and got a job at a preschool or whatever, I still would have been struggling with a low paying job that I wasn't happy with. I figure if I'm fated to be poor for the rest of my life I might as well do something I like for a living. Now, I just need to actually finish some of my original art so I can sell prints of it. >_>LuluandAuron wrote:Can relate to a point, it was actually the loss of a baby that got me back into my art and eventually into editing. For anyone who read my bio, that was between power point and the vcr to vcr editing I'm okay about it though. Every child teaches you something about yourself, Bradon just did it very quickly in his short little life. I gave up a degree in Science to pursue art LOL
Yah. I learned a long time ago that I should take what people say about my art with a grain of salt. Not everyone will like it. That's cool. I don't like everything everyone else does either. So long as even just a few people take pleasure from my offerings then I've done something right.