Stitch | Little Taylor
There was a guest speaker at UCI who promoted the idea to, "show our sh*t," as he put it.
He explained that it takes courage to post or share our work, even if we don't really think it's that great. Everyone is our own worst critic, but he argues that we have to understand the bad art is just a milestone and a symptom of seeing our growth.
Please enjoy my (bad) art!
All jokes aside, I love creating. I've made board games out of post-it notes as a little girl while waiting for my mom to finish work. I drew comics for the Neopets newspaper when I was about ten, but never submitted them. I begged for Disney tutorial books for my birthday and labored over drawing my favorite characters. I made my own original characters and drew fanart in high school. I've painted with oils, inks, acrylics, and digital(s). I've performed original art pieces in college and have been a musical theater kid my whole life. I made videogames with friends. I've read so many books and have written my own stories, poems, and songs as a kid. I really try to try everything in life and I cannot emphasize how exciting it is to learn new ideas, skills, or knowledge.
I am a confident person but my confidence comes at no one else's expense. I am INSPIRED by so many people and I work hard to see if I can come close to the ones I admire.
I want everyone to be as stupidly confident as I am about their own improvement. Don't judge a work in progress, they say in art school. The end result isn't always showing the struggle in-between. Show your sh*t.
When Jimothy Piggerton was sold in 2018, there was a little kid who made a Let's Play video. It showed us that no matter how little an impact it might seem, any bit of effort could inspire someone else to accomplish more. My dream is to inspire people to create, just like I have been inspired by a little YouTuber.
It is still my favorite video.
Thank you for your time!
