Everyone’s creative story is different because we are all unique and completely individual in our own way, meaning nobody’s creative journey is exactly the same. Some of us may know early on that we are destined to be creative and set to pursue our career through college and university, where as there are other people who discover their creative meaning deep down later on like a seed that needed time to grow. Over the years I’ve come across some very talented people, many whom have spent time in art education and some who are purely creatively self taught.
The question that has often come to mind though no doubt for those of you who may have self taught your practice is “does it matter whether you have an art education background or whether you’re self taught?” Many people are going to have mixed opinions on this topic and there are sometimes pros and cons to both, but whether you are self taught or have had the opportunity to study in education here’s my two cents on why I still think you’re creatively amazing whichever path you take.
1. You’ve followed your own creative path in a different way and you should be proud of how far you’ve come and excited of where you’re yet to go.
2. The opportunity for development and learning is endless , there’s no race to the finish in either circumstance so invest in yourself and build on who you are.
3. Don’t think so much that you’ve missed out on opportunities in the past, just look to the future, what you aspire to achieve and have to share.
4. You can draw just as good as the next guy but remeber that like our artwork we’re all works in progress.
5. You’ve got your eye on the end goal and inside have creative idea’s and potential that someone else has yet to imagine.
Image by Artist Fredrik Rattzen you can find out more about their work here .