I Give Myself Permission to Make UGLY ART - image 1 - student project

I Give Myself Permission to Make UGLY ART - image 2 - student project

I Give Myself Permission to Make UGLY ART - image 3 - student project

I Give Myself Permission to Make UGLY ART - image 4 - student project

I had a lot of fun making the affirmation cards; I loved your idea of a 'permission slip', so I made one to permit myself to make ugly art (I am a total perfectionist, and I don't take well to failing, so this little card should hopefully help me a lot!) I haven't painted or drawn properly for myself in a long while, so this was a great excuse to be crafty and let loose for once.

I was inspired by Marceline from Adventure Time absorbing the powers of vanquished vampires to create my second card, to encourage myself to do more master studies. I somehow feel that it is a waste of time, that I should only be creating original work, but this card reminds me that copying my inspirations' will increase my own artistic powers, giving me more to work with when I make originals. It also gamifies the task, which makes it more exciting!

The self care & creativity worksheet was a real eye-opener, too. I never really thought that I actually wanted to make jewellery and accessories before I read that question. My self care story was interesting to complete too, although I'm still at a loss as to how I could rewrite/respond to them in a positive way.

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Thank you, Jade, for this class. You've helped kickstart my creativity a little bit, and reminded me to be more gentle with myself when it comes to being creative.

Sam Sewell

Fine Artist and Illustrator

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