Welp here I am
Rambling thoughts of an artist for the month of February
Creative Snippets is a newsletter publication of the moments from my art journey. Each month, I share my life as an artist and the struggles I deal with as a human being. So consider subscribing to know when I release a new newsletter!!Since I’m nearing the end of the 3rd quarter of my school year, I’ve been getting very busy with assignments and projects but I did start a new zine.
Which I then ended up losing and I’ve been trying to find where I might have lost but I tend to have a terrible memory when it comes to things like this.
So I might have to call it quits and move on..
Other than that I haven’t really been creating. Oh but I did finally take my sketchbook from behind my bed though I haven’t done anything with it yet..
Teacher for the day!
Recently I got to teach a class how to draw their very own Mona Lisa for a school assignment. It turned out really fun and peaceful.
My whiteboard drawing may not have been specifically amazing but I think got the point across and it was an interesting experience!!
Feeling like Giving up
I’ve actually had a thought from last year that pop up in my mind this month: Should I take a step away from the idea of selling art this year?
I’ve come to this question a couple of times and think it’s because of how I started my art journey. Looking back I started art with the mindset of selling art and not really with a focus on enjoying the process of just making art.
And so just this fact makes me question should I quit art?
Sometimes I feel like the only reason I’m holding on is because throughout the years I poured myself into my craft spending many hours trying to understand and create something amazing. And quitting would just feel like letting all that work go to waste.
(Also part of me doesn’t want to let anyone down..)
It’s almost like I’m holding on to that last thread of hope. This year I was and still am hoping that I will focus more on creating art that I like instead of creating art based on what other people like.
And I’ve had opportunities to do so, but I wasn’t being proactive and instead of starting and I just ended up losing interest in the project.
For now I may not have the answers to it all, but to answer the original question it might be a good idea to focus less on selling and more on creating.
Finally, before I close it off, I made a little survey in hopes I would be able to get to know you better since you taken the time each month to see what I get up to.
(P.S. How was your February? I’ve been a bit tired lately but thank you so much for reading all the way through!! I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me.)
