13 Things I Would Tell 13-Year-Old Me About Being a Creative

Thirteen things I would tell 13-year-old-me? Hmmmmm....

1. Never stop making art weather it is music or fine arts.

2. Never let someone tell you that you aren't good enough to be an artist. 

3. Don't always believe people when they say you can't make any money by being an artist.

4. Get as involved with the art community as much as possible.

5. Inspire and get inspired by others. 

6. You most likely won't be great at every form of art. Don't let this discourage you. Let it be motivation to try harder and to teach yourself how to be fluent in all different art forms.

7. Practice, Practice, Practice. Art is just like a sport. Practice makes perfect. The more you learn, the better and more knowledgeable you get.

8. Just because you are an artist does not make you weird or lazy. Don't fall into the stereo-type of what an artist is "supposed to look like". Just be you.

9. When you tell someone that you are a graphic designer, they are going to say "oh, so you are good at drawing?"..... ERNTTTTTT NOPE. ( Don't punch them in the face even though you want too) But just because you aren't amazing at drawing, that doesn't make you less of a designer or a creative.

10. Never stop writing music.. After time, there may be many things accumulated that could be something amazing.

11. Always listen to your art teacher. They have the best advice and only the greatest of intentions in helping you be an artist outside of school.

12. Haters = motivators. Although things people say about you or your artwork, don't take it as a negative. Use this as fuel and motivation to be better. 

13. FOLLOW YOUR STINKIN DREAMSSSSSSS. You only live once and life is too short. Never allow yourself to be unhappy or to give up art. When you are feeling uncreative, keep pushing yourself because there will always be a break through. "After a push comes a win."

Fun Fact:

This picture is the exact moment of my senior year of high school when I got my letter of acceptance to NKU. I then took my courses for two years in visual communication design to then do a review my sophomore year of college. Then I passed that review and was officially accepted into the BA Visual Communication Design Program at NKU. There have been many trials and errors, laughing tears and crying tears, and also a lot of anxiety and exciting emotions. Getting this degree has not been easy, but I am proud of what I have learned and accomplished and I am glad that I never gave up on art. Now I graduate on May 6th, 2018 with my Bachelor's in Visual Communication & Design, Minor in Entrepreneurial Business, and Focus in Photography. 

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.