Reason #2: I make art because I feel compelled to do so.
When I was a child, I would get this overwhelming urge to make something. “Mom, I feel like making something.” She probably dreaded those words. She’d send me to Highlights to find a project. We NEVER had the materials, even if the finished result was something I wanted to own, which it rarely was.
Sometimes I would get out the doll-sized sewing machine, go through Mom’s scraps and sew something sort of functional, a little schlocky and definitely slightly weird (hmmm, sounds like my knitting).
Other times, I’d draw.
Often I’d look for something to do until the urge wore off in a fit of frustration and just go read.
Regardless of the outcome, the desire to make something has never left me. Drawing, painting, making tile mosaic stepping stones/tables/steps/drinking fountain/light pole, origami boxes, tatted doilies, crocheted afghans (that was in the early ’80s), knitted anything. . . it is the way I am wired.
Since deciding to earn a living with by making something, it seemed wise to choose one method that I never tire of – drawing in pencil. Drawing brings the most satisfaction of anything I do. I think it has to do with skill level; the ability to do something well removes the frustration.
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Diane, do you find that your finished projects stack up and you wonder what to do with them? Sometimes I get that way with my art/sweaters/tatted doilies/mosaic stepping stones.
Inspirational … I now the an urge to start another counted cross stitch project –
Cheryl, your daughter DID get it from you – your creative materials and tools are words!
Said it last week — LOVE your pencil drawings. So detailed and beautiful.
My youngest daughter was just like you when she was growing up. Always wanting to make something. She’s not an artist today, but she has taken up knitting and is enjoying other crafty projects, too. Definitely didn’t get it from me! 🙂
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