Sounds like a commercial or something. The saddest thing I see is the number of high school students that claim they can't Do art. I was one of those students. I was convinced by my teacher in 7th grade. She looked at my paper that I erased a hole in it and refused to give me another piece of paper. She told me I could not do art and don't take another art class. Sadly, I believed her.
Fast forward 30 years. I was hired by the School of Art to take care of their computer lab for Photography and Animation. I told them I had Zero art experience. They underestimated how zero my zero could be. They were frustrated that they couldn't talk to me because I had no idea what they were talking about. The professors actually made me take Photography 101 as part of my job. I literally clocked in for the day then attended art class.
The very first day the professor explained....Photography is science mixed with Magic. All I thought was COOL. I love science and magic. I spent the semester learning the vocabulary needed to talk to the professors. The first picture I shared in a student gallery some one pointed out that I was an artist. I hotly denied such allegations. I was NOT an artist.
Ten years later, I graduated university with a Bachelors of Art degree - Photography. I learned that my 7th grade teacher lied to me. I took drawing and painting and sculpture and wood working and so many different ways to create art.
Now I teach students how to teach preschoolers ART!!!!! Yup. I have to convince the students first. I teach them about process art vs. project art. Process art is you show the students how to do a technique then hand them materials and step back. Too bad most parents expect a project to "look like something identifiable." These are preschoolers.
Now I encourage everyone to DO ART.
The link takes you to a delightful book about becoming and artist.
The Dot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mGeR4AQdM
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