Pursuing My Passions | Let's Start With Art

There are many things in life that individuals connect with, and Art has always been that thing for me.

 I can't put into words or express how much it means to me. I've always been an imaginative person who loves the creative side of life, the side that breaks away from the 'normal', the side that makes you feel different emotions all at the same time. I don't know if any of this is making any sense but like I said, I can't express or put into words how art makes me feel.

My parents, especially my mum, always pushed me to create when I was younger. I loved to draw and write, and I did it a lot when I was a child. It brought me much happiness and freedom, and allowed me to explore and give people a glimpse into my wild imagination. My love for art continued well into my teenage years, and I took it for one of my GCSEs. Unfortunately, the freedom and love I had for art turned into fear and doubt - you see throughout the two years I studied art, my art GCSE teacher continually put me down, judged my artwork and made me feel as though my work wasn't on par with anyone in the class. Everytime I picked up the pencil, I would become scared of what the end product would be, and unfortunately it impacted my grade and my passion for the subject.

I didn't draw or paint for over 10 years.

My love for art never truly went away; it simply lay dormant. I lived my life, happy but I always felt something was missing. I recently realised it was because art wasn't a part of my life - I thank countless trips to art galleries for re-igniting the spark.

I echo again what I said in my bio, that I don't want to be a part of 'society'. Something that continually judges people and outcasts those that dream and live their life as they see fit.

I love art, I always have and I always will. So I've decided that I will pick up drawing again, and draw as I see fit. I spent seven hours drawing yesterday, and I can't tell you how amazing it felt.

 I felt at home.

I will never again let anyone dictate or make me feel so uncertain about myself or things that I love again, and I encourage every one of you that have lost sight of their dreams, or those things that you felt a deep connection with, to do the same.


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