I’ve been on this quest lately – to create art. Be artistic, creative, crafty. I’m trying all sorts of media that I’ve either never tried before or tried so badly and with an attitude it doesn’t count.
As I look around at what people create and call art – I’m constantly inspired. There is art in everything! Obviously – from knowing me or following me on social media you know photography is something I love to do. Creating art by seeing a picture in nature, in life. And grabbing it. Quick. And the extra special ones I print on canvas and hang on my walls.
Some days I just want to photograph everything that other people have created – old barns, fences, doorways etc.
And some days I want to make the thing instead of photograph it.
You know what’s been on my mind to try? A garden gate. I want to build a garden gate. From recycled pallet wood. Watch for it.
So right now I’ve been working on painting with acrylics.
I’m also working on crocheting my first scarf.
I just finished creating an inside avian flight habitat – using large cages, natural and fake plants and lovely birds. Art.
The acrylic painting in interesting. I paint like I’m six years old. I hold the brush and seem to use it more like a sketch pencil than a wet paint brush. It is extremely humbling. Can I improve, can I get good enough to please myself? Stay tuned.
The crocheting is much easier. My dear sister-in-law, Rita, taught me how when I was in New England last week. She’s a lefty, I’m a lefty, I got it. (well, the first easy stitching part anyway) I’m making my first scarf.
It feels like a practical, useful form of art – you can do it while your visiting or watching a movie or waiting for something.
Drawing is on the list. A good website I found says that, yes, I can learn to draw. It is a skill that can be developed.
We. Will. See.
What is the value of art?
So, back to the painting. While sheepishly staring at the ones I just finished, I thought of the art I have created that is in my house now. A couple of pieces – the tiny willow table and the embroidered horse, I did a while ago.
The others are from more recent. Off I went to photograph them all, confirming in my mind, that yes, I’m artistic, creative.
So do it. Keep doing it.
Whatever it is.
Wonderful Connie! You are doing it. And a wonderful way to approach it. I’m looking forward to seeing more!