A new member--me!
Hi everyone. I just joined your group after viewing Sherry Weisel's beautiful work that I ran into unintentionally and the same occurred with running into this group. I find groups like great revelations and gifts running into them, not usually looking at the group lists.
I just started beading and stuff this past year and I have all the stuff and oven for poly clay but haven't started it yet. In the past, I felt very discouraged with art for me because I couldn't seem to draw well with good proportion and perspective. I spent years coloring and texturing coloring book. Lately, I draw no matter what and paint rocks and tiles. I'm studying books and wherever, looking at other people's work to see how they achieved certain areas of the subject matter with regard to shape, shading, shadowing, texture, suggesting rather than detailing. When I can, maybe I'll take a class again but I must say, usually I have been more torn down because of not being a good commercial renderer. I'll feel things out as I go along and mature and if I acquire some emotional support with what I do, then I'll be strong enough to take a class with a teacher that could possibly become ignorant and opinionated at times and not give it weight enough to discourage me. I have to do this stuff everyday just to be content now. That's one good thing about getting older. It seems ok to do everything and less worry about criticism because, instead of thinking you have to change something external, all the people younger just figure your old and that's that, they don't expect you to be competing at their age level. Blah, blah, blah. Tonight I have been talkative after a few days away. I look forward to getting to know people's crafts. I love my beads. They have taken over the place. I love meeting artist's and crafters. Creativity was always big in my family and I've always sought creative people in my life. I'm so glad you are here. Billie B.
I just started beading and stuff this past year and I have all the stuff and oven for poly clay but haven't started it yet. In the past, I felt very discouraged with art for me because I couldn't seem to draw well with good proportion and perspective. I spent years coloring and texturing coloring book. Lately, I draw no matter what and paint rocks and tiles. I'm studying books and wherever, looking at other people's work to see how they achieved certain areas of the subject matter with regard to shape, shading, shadowing, texture, suggesting rather than detailing. When I can, maybe I'll take a class again but I must say, usually I have been more torn down because of not being a good commercial renderer. I'll feel things out as I go along and mature and if I acquire some emotional support with what I do, then I'll be strong enough to take a class with a teacher that could possibly become ignorant and opinionated at times and not give it weight enough to discourage me. I have to do this stuff everyday just to be content now. That's one good thing about getting older. It seems ok to do everything and less worry about criticism because, instead of thinking you have to change something external, all the people younger just figure your old and that's that, they don't expect you to be competing at their age level. Blah, blah, blah. Tonight I have been talkative after a few days away. I look forward to getting to know people's crafts. I love my beads. They have taken over the place. I love meeting artist's and crafters. Creativity was always big in my family and I've always sought creative people in my life. I'm so glad you are here. Billie B.
