Some sketches at last. The first image is a enlarged version of one of two sketches on the first page of the book. The complete page is shown below. One of my favorite things about looking through my sketchbook is to see my progression in style and skill. There are a few things related to this that I would like to note about these first sketches. First, the lack of faces. I was terrified that I would ruin the whole picture by getting the face wrong, so I just didn't draw one. I also struggled with hands, and I had a really hard time with feet as well. I do remember about this time though seeing a tutorial in a Klutz Press book in a store about how to draw feet for comic book characters, and that helped me out.
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Ever since I was a little girl I have also enjoyed sewing dolls, and I started designing my own dolls and clothes for them around this time. I ended up sewing the dress shown in this sketch, and so the miniature sketch on the bottom right is one I added later as I went to sew the dress so I knew what the front would look like.
It is interesting to look back at this and remember how intimidating things like faces were. I draw them now without really even thinking about it. It just goes to show that with a little effort things we once thought were impossible can become very doable. I am glad that I didn't let my inability to draw those things stop me from drawing what I could.
How about you? Are there things that you do now that you once thought were too hard to accomplish?
Great question! There are many things I do pretty routinely now that once terrified me. You'd be amazed how intimidating interviews with some people can be when you are a new bishop. Thankfully that is rarely the case any more. The frisbee forehand throw is another example of something I decided I really wanted to do about five months ago. It is very frustrating and hard for a while. Now it almost natural. It's fun to make progress on something. My priests and I are working on hacky sack. Yes, hacky sack. It's pretty surprisingly hard to hit a small ball with your foot in a controlled way. Two weeks ago we vowed to get to 10 consecutive hits. Most times we get two. We did get one volley of nine, and declared that to be pretty close to victory.
ReplyDeleteHacky sack is hard, I am impressed! Church responsibilities are a really good way to grow, I am experiencing that right now being primary music leader. Not something I would have described myself as good at, but I'm figuring it out
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