Oh, you're the first artist I've heard thinking about consistency the same way I do. I am so sick of the concept! At first, I took it seriously because I wanted to learn and needed to learn, but as time passed I realized I don't even know what this word means anymore. It's wild to think that we can all work the same way and have the same rhythm. I've never heard of that book or of the term generalist, I'll look into it, sounds interesting.
this is soooo relatable.. I remember looking up to your art so much in high school! I ended up going down a similar path with going to art school. But once I graduated, I realized I didn’t really know what I wanted to do anymore. And maybe the path I thought I wanted wasn’t really the right one for me after all. I struggle with comparison and wondering if I will ever be successful but I try to remind myself that I’m going at my own speed and that’s okay. I feel like most of the time, I’m the one getting in my own way, saying “oh I can’t do stickers because I’m not an entrepreneur and I’m not good at advocating for myself” or “I shouldn’t do tutorials because I’m not good enough yet”. I think trying and failing at something is perfectly fine, at least you’ve learned something! It’s better than not trying at all. Hearing you’re struggling with similar feelings is comforting and it’s always nice to know you’re not alone. ❤
Ugh I feel that so much too. I'm pretty sure I'm the one holding self back the majority of the time/ talking myself out of doing things. It can be so hard to manage the expectations we put on ourselves. I'm glad this resonated though, I hope you're taking care 🥺💕
All your struggles are so relatable, it's exactly what I'm going through right now as well. I'm 25 and still don't know what exactly I want to do, I want to make a living with my art, but can't decide on what path exactly, at the same time I'm under pressure to find a job to at least get by, but it's way harder than it used to be... anyway, I feel you! And thank you for sharing 🙏 keep being you! I believe you🌸
As a fellow generalist who just turned 50 the only constant I've ever had is the ability to "do" stuff - I've always been "doing" something, but never laid any plans or staked out any paths where I want to be in the future, and more reacted to things that have popped up. I've always *made* stuff, been drawing, building lego's, picking things apart, got into computers early, dabbled in music, building "inventions", started skateboarding, built ramps in the woods, made a "snowboard" out of slalom skis nailed to a 2X4 with a skateboard on top - as I grew I made a couple of movies in junior high, snuk out to do graffiti, and loved watching horror movies so tried doing some special effects, writing a script - started on an industrial designer-education, but broke that off when the internet showed up and learned how to create webpages and joined a startup, started working for a more established international company, learned to design print stuff and logos, got flown out from Norway to New York to work there and in Dallas for 3 months, while dj'ing on the side, making remixes, bought a video camera with DV-tapes to learn more film, tried making some skate movies but never worked out, started working for an ad agency when the internet "bubble" broke, still dj'ing on the side, started making miniatures and learned some electronics stuff to make little machines - went freelance doing web work, and also started a quad roller skate shop cause I had access to distributors with gear, and some friends that started a roller derby team here in Oslo, a shop I'm still running 11 years later, figured out how to do screen printing from youtube while making web pages for a small group of customers I've had for a long time, still dj'ing on the side, still tinkering with video and design ... And only *now*, after 50 years, are all of those things I've done over the years starting to merge into something specific and usefull, since starting my youtube-channel earlier this year. All those years of creating stuff, learning marketing, learning design, , web-stuff, animation, drawing, building stuff with my hands, small models, big furniture, do electronics, understanding music, learning video - it has all all found it's home when I'm creating the filmmaking gear I need, building shelfs and storage for my shop, finding creative solutions to problems, fixing things, it's all things I use to slowly build a channel about *doing* something, while doing it myself and documenting the process. Is it a goal? probably not. Is it a path that ends somewhere? probably not. But I'm making sure I enjoy every step of the journey, while making small choices along the way to steer in the direction I feel I should be going. As a generalist the only constant have been *doing* things, but the most important thing I've been *doing* is talking to people. That's when opportunities have surfaced. That's when things have started happening, and that's when things I've *done* has started to generate money to live from. So if there is only one piece of advice i would give it's keep on doing what you're doing, keep on doing what you like, don't be afraid to try new things and *do* talk to people - at some point the right person will see what you are doing, or you will talk to the right person to take things one step further - and *never* be afraid to put a price on what you're doing, because if somebody wants you to do something it's worth something to them, and that means you should get something from it too :)
I love that!! Thank you for sharing experience. It really comforting to hear people unashamedly exploring what works for them and trying new things. That's also great advice to consider. 🧡
Also thank you so much for 3k!! It really does mean a lot me!! ♡
Oh, you're the first artist I've heard thinking about consistency the same way I do. I am so sick of the concept! At first, I took it seriously because I wanted to learn and needed to learn, but as time passed I realized I don't even know what this word means anymore. It's wild to think that we can all work the same way and have the same rhythm. I've never heard of that book or of the term generalist, I'll look into it, sounds interesting.
this is soooo relatable.. I remember looking up to your art so much in high school! I ended up going down a similar path with going to art school. But once I graduated, I realized I didn’t really know what I wanted to do anymore. And maybe the path I thought I wanted wasn’t really the right one for me after all. I struggle with comparison and wondering if I will ever be successful but I try to remind myself that I’m going at my own speed and that’s okay. I feel like most of the time, I’m the one getting in my own way, saying “oh I can’t do stickers because I’m not an entrepreneur and I’m not good at advocating for myself” or “I shouldn’t do tutorials because I’m not good enough yet”. I think trying and failing at something is perfectly fine, at least you’ve learned something! It’s better than not trying at all. Hearing you’re struggling with similar feelings is comforting and it’s always nice to know you’re not alone. ❤
Ugh I feel that so much too. I'm pretty sure I'm the one holding self back the majority of the time/ talking myself out of doing things. It can be so hard to manage the expectations we put on ourselves. I'm glad this resonated though, I hope you're taking care 🥺💕
All your struggles are so relatable, it's exactly what I'm going through right now as well. I'm 25 and still don't know what exactly I want to do, I want to make a living with my art, but can't decide on what path exactly, at the same time I'm under pressure to find a job to at least get by, but it's way harder than it used to be... anyway, I feel you! And thank you for sharing 🙏 keep being you! I believe you🌸
It really can be so challenging but I'm wishing you the best too! Ty for watching!!
Very artistic use of colors, angles and fonts. Amazing 👏
Thank you! I'm trying to get better at filming and editing so I appreciate that!
As a fellow generalist who just turned 50 the only constant I've ever had is the ability to "do" stuff - I've always been "doing" something, but never laid any plans or staked out any paths where I want to be in the future, and more reacted to things that have popped up. I've always *made* stuff, been drawing, building lego's, picking things apart, got into computers early, dabbled in music, building "inventions", started skateboarding, built ramps in the woods, made a "snowboard" out of slalom skis nailed to a 2X4 with a skateboard on top - as I grew I made a couple of movies in junior high, snuk out to do graffiti, and loved watching horror movies so tried doing some special effects, writing a script - started on an industrial designer-education, but broke that off when the internet showed up and learned how to create webpages and joined a startup, started working for a more established international company, learned to design print stuff and logos, got flown out from Norway to New York to work there and in Dallas for 3 months, while dj'ing on the side, making remixes, bought a video camera with DV-tapes to learn more film, tried making some skate movies but never worked out, started working for an ad agency when the internet "bubble" broke, still dj'ing on the side, started making miniatures and learned some electronics stuff to make little machines - went freelance doing web work, and also started a quad roller skate shop cause I had access to distributors with gear, and some friends that started a roller derby team here in Oslo, a shop I'm still running 11 years later, figured out how to do screen printing from youtube while making web pages for a small group of customers I've had for a long time, still dj'ing on the side, still tinkering with video and design ...
And only *now*, after 50 years, are all of those things I've done over the years starting to merge into something specific and usefull, since starting my youtube-channel earlier this year.
All those years of creating stuff, learning marketing, learning design, , web-stuff, animation, drawing, building stuff with my hands, small models, big furniture, do electronics, understanding music, learning video - it has all all found it's home when I'm creating the filmmaking gear I need, building shelfs and storage for my shop, finding creative solutions to problems, fixing things, it's all things I use to slowly build a channel about *doing* something, while doing it myself and documenting the process.
Is it a goal? probably not. Is it a path that ends somewhere? probably not. But I'm making sure I enjoy every step of the journey, while making small choices along the way to steer in the direction I feel I should be going.
As a generalist the only constant have been *doing* things, but the most important thing I've been *doing* is talking to people. That's when opportunities have surfaced. That's when things have started happening, and that's when things I've *done* has started to generate money to live from. So if there is only one piece of advice i would give it's keep on doing what you're doing, keep on doing what you like, don't be afraid to try new things and *do* talk to people - at some point the right person will see what you are doing, or you will talk to the right person to take things one step further - and *never* be afraid to put a price on what you're doing, because if somebody wants you to do something it's worth something to them, and that means you should get something from it too :)
I love that!! Thank you for sharing experience. It really comforting to hear people unashamedly exploring what works for them and trying new things. That's also great advice to consider. 🧡
@@fancysmudges Heh, yeah, the short version would be «don’t sweat it, it’ll be fine» but it kinda doesn’t make sense without the backstory ;)
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