I hope that as a newbie here I have not offended anyone and if I
have I wish to apologize. I first came here scared to death
especially after examining the jewelry work of a lot of the members
here, then it dawned on me by reading the threads that I had struck
gold in a wealth of honest and forthright people with experience and
advice. at first a couple of my questions weren’t paid heed, but
then when I dove in head first and worked up the courage to offer an
opinion, my questions became answered, I am neither defending nor
accusing, just giving my experience.
You have been wonderful to me as well as actually everyone. What I
want the others who are new to understand maybe is my take on this,
so please indulge me and consider this: it isn’t that you or I am
not worth the time, but sometimes people are busy, emails as well as
texts have caused more fights in my house than face to face
conversations, granted, outright insults are hard to misinterpret
Sigh, participate, offer your views, even if you think you have
nothing to offer. I have surprised myself at times. We all have
different views points, sometimes there will be clashes for whatever
reasons. But don’t let your desire to learn and grow be deterred from
happening, develope a thicker skin, it will help you go further as a
successful artist ( and person). If the person you are questioning
doesn’t give you the answer, assuredly someone when they get the time
to check emails will eventually.
And read the threads, sometimes things pop up in threads that may
wander from the original context or just get thrown in, and you find
your answer there. If you are easily discouraged, then you are
wasting your time ( which is valuable) and with all due respect,
maybe you should get out and create and expose your work to display
or sell so you gain more confidence. while everyone here can
encourage and flatter, you will never advace in your art till you
create it, even if it starts out a rough drawing on paper. IMHO. I
was told all my life I would never be anything but a problem and not
amount to any thing, my father set me up to be abused early in my
life because he didnt come off as protective but asked guys I went
out with to pity me (yeah)
Thank God for my genetic makeup, or God, whatever is in me could not
be extinquished. If your fire burns for anything, then nothing will
stop you from achieveing it, whether you are 12 or 99. If you are
intimidated then study that persons work, if they are published then
read their books, what can be considered a negative feeling can be
reversed into an education and a positive work. beauty IS DEFINATELY
in the eye of the beholder. I have made somethings that I would have
trashed, and then here comes someone who sees a thing of beauty.
If you are more passionate and sensitive about what people say to
you than getting what you want out of this, you may need to go and
re-examine what is you are yourself searching for out of this. I
did. I was hurt for a second,lol. that Ihad written 2 emails in a
thread that werent answered, but I persisted and showed the vets
here I am serious. I have received respect, invitations and hands
offered in friendship. Maybe my slap has yet to come, but if and
when it does, i still won’t be discouraged, because this IS what I
love since the very first day I picked up and spit on my first rock.
We all have those from time to time.
