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A little boy gave me my motivation back!
9 years ago
Hey everyone! So, for the most of 2017 so far, I've had no motivation, been on a real downer about my art, etc etc I've just hated everything I did, felt I wasn't improving at all, etc, we've all been there! I've been sulking basically.
Anyway, so, I was reminded of something today. Last Summer, I was doing henna in the fair of a tiny little village, everyone knew eachother, and the community was just beautiful. Anyway, some little kids came up to me, they were around 9, 10, 11? and said they loved drawing and anime, told me their art struggles, and we drew and talked and laughed together, even gave eachother advice! This one little boy, Kane said he really loved my art. I drew a quick picture in his sketch book for him told him never to give up, and he was ecstatic. In return, he drew a picture in my sketchbook for me too! I was also very happy by this!!
ANYWAY. Fast forward to now, his mum randomly pops up on Facebook and posts his pictures. She's friends with my mum so I saw them. I'd forgotten about them completely to be honest. I commented on them saying how much he'd improved, he really had!! She told me how happy he was to hear me say that, and that he kept that sketch I did for him all this time, and that it really inspired him to carry on doing art.
My heart just lifted right there on the spot, I was so happy that I'd made such a difference. I remembered why I'm doing art. I WANT to make a difference to little kids like that. I think, in the midst of everything, I forgot that art was supposed to be fun. It's not about being the best, being better than others, being better than yourself even. It's fun. It's supposed to make you feel GOOD about yourself, not BAD. You're supposed to just draw whatever you want, and enjoy it. I think, especially with being in uni doing art with some INCREDIBLE artists, I started to lose hope a little, but this one little boy really made me see straight. He's just doing it for fun, and in this short time he's improved so much.
I mean, if I can't motivate myself, how can I motivate others? I can't let this kid down after this now can I? It's okay to have bad days, but don't lose sight of what's important. Love and Fun.
PS. I dug the sketchbook out and found the picture he drew for me. It's not stuck on my wall of art/motivation above my desk, so I can look at it and remind myself about this whenever I'm feeling down.
<3
Anyway, so, I was reminded of something today. Last Summer, I was doing henna in the fair of a tiny little village, everyone knew eachother, and the community was just beautiful. Anyway, some little kids came up to me, they were around 9, 10, 11? and said they loved drawing and anime, told me their art struggles, and we drew and talked and laughed together, even gave eachother advice! This one little boy, Kane said he really loved my art. I drew a quick picture in his sketch book for him told him never to give up, and he was ecstatic. In return, he drew a picture in my sketchbook for me too! I was also very happy by this!!
ANYWAY. Fast forward to now, his mum randomly pops up on Facebook and posts his pictures. She's friends with my mum so I saw them. I'd forgotten about them completely to be honest. I commented on them saying how much he'd improved, he really had!! She told me how happy he was to hear me say that, and that he kept that sketch I did for him all this time, and that it really inspired him to carry on doing art.
My heart just lifted right there on the spot, I was so happy that I'd made such a difference. I remembered why I'm doing art. I WANT to make a difference to little kids like that. I think, in the midst of everything, I forgot that art was supposed to be fun. It's not about being the best, being better than others, being better than yourself even. It's fun. It's supposed to make you feel GOOD about yourself, not BAD. You're supposed to just draw whatever you want, and enjoy it. I think, especially with being in uni doing art with some INCREDIBLE artists, I started to lose hope a little, but this one little boy really made me see straight. He's just doing it for fun, and in this short time he's improved so much.
I mean, if I can't motivate myself, how can I motivate others? I can't let this kid down after this now can I? It's okay to have bad days, but don't lose sight of what's important. Love and Fun.
PS. I dug the sketchbook out and found the picture he drew for me. It's not stuck on my wall of art/motivation above my desk, so I can look at it and remind myself about this whenever I'm feeling down.
<3
It's good if you enjoy what you do :)
Yes ^^