The photo above was taken on Thursday night -with all the snow's glow it's hard to tell it was 10pm!
I was going to write a whole sort about what I got in the mail today but I lost internet connection and was unable to connect for the past three hours which is where my mind started to wander... *omg what did Erika do now?*
In the mail were my multiliners I ordered from an art supply store nearby. I tried them out with scrap paper, just checking out the diameter differences and getting familiar with these sweet babies. After a few attempts of reconnecting to the internet in between, I finally pieced together what I would like my first tattoo to look like. My aunt Adrianna is coming to visit from Vancouver sometime in May, where she and I plan to get tattoos done! If I was to describe my aunt Adrianna, I would call her a postpunk alt chick whose aging escapes her; still keeping it 'hip' haha. She's a lot of fun and ever since she's moved to Vancouver, Renee and I always get excited when we hear she's coming around.
-BUT ANYWAYS BACK TO MY WANDERING MIND.. I landed on a thought.
A great thought. So great, that I no longer cared about not having internet access -instead, mentally kissed the fact I couldn't get internet access so that I wouldn't have been kept from this idea even occurring --I'm rambling aren't I? lol.
I want to say this in some way by still keeping it a secret in the end. Hmm.. so, at school, in Dental Materials class is where this idea stemmed from. While working with this particular material, I became more and more fascinated with the skill required in order to make these study models and I truly saw the artist's perspective in it's fabrication. I ended up bringing a few study models home from school, no longer needing them (since they were to show the instructor 3 well made study models in order to get a satisfactory mark in that part of the course). In these three hours the idea (notice the number three seems to be significant at the moment, what can this mean!?) I had originally in the Dental Materials class returned to me. Now I cannot stop myself from sketching!
"She picked up a pencil and for the first time in two years, delved into the night".
I feel great right now, like this moment of 'eureka' had been a long time coming and what I am so happy about is that I can finally call this something of my own. Every artist has their own style and I hope that when I make myself more renowned to the public with my pieces, that I am recognized for this difference.
With all this talk about art, I have some good news to share. I have decided (I cannot wipe this stupid smile off my face while I type this) that after a few years of Dental Hygiene and starting to build a good foundation for myself in life, I am going to apply to OCADU and take Illustration!
The little voice inside my head told me I should. It's been telling me about this for a while now and it's only getting stronger. The more I wondered about going through with this, the more this idea stopped sounding awkwardly wrong. I feel like I was blind sided by thinking that in life there is only one career and that one thing only. I think that no matter what, as long as you are happy in life, you will find your balance with making things work, having ends meet and yes, that business can mix with pleasure. One would truly excel in life with something that brings them happiness and demonstrates their greatness. People are just naturally 'good' with certain things and I believe these skills shouldn't be ignored for something more socially acceptable.
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