Show and Tell....ART

[Nam]

Boo, that gate is awesome! I love it.

 

[Nam]

I told you guys that I would no longer post anything from the past, only artwork that I'm doing presently. This is because I haven't felt good enough to actually do any art in recent months/years. This past week, I bought art supplies and got to work and I was pleasantly surprised that my skills did not leave me. Warning to all that this is a nude female drawing in charcoal.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o27/msnamjoo/nudedrawing.jpg

 

[YoungAndAngry]

Nam, that's just captivating!

Good job!

 

[Marlene]

Nam,

Love the surfboard! I grew up a California surfer girl.

*Taking big deep breath and jumping into the pool*
Here are some necklaces I made. I took two years of gemology classes and I worked with amber primarily.

 

[anthony]

Boo, you have quite the eye for snapshots. Well impressed.

Marlene, my mum used to do this type of jewellery also, and I actually like it, being a bloke and all, and even teens love this stuff now, as I see them all wearing the more rough, designer homemade type accessories opposed to the more common jewellery worn by teens.

Nam... I am still just jealous.

 

[goingonhope]

Just found this thread and...What a Great Idea! Simply love it.

 

[JoannaG]

I lovethe creativity by all. I do photographic art as well. Have some favs I will post as well. Art runs deep in my family. Sister trained by Robert Bateman. Two of my boys inherited family artistic trait. I do poems, and dream catchers.

 

[Nam]

Express away Joanna! We'd love to see your work.

 

[Nam]

I probably should start another thread since this is mostly about my struggle with doing art and having ptsd simultaneously. I'm finally doing it again, but it hurts. Hurts a lot. It's so hard to explain. I know that I've been sliding downhill ever since I started to draw again... I felt all cold and sleepy today. I know it's a part of this. Doing art is so raw and painful. Every time I make a decision of my next stroke of the charcoal, I have this feeling like I'm wasting my time. This inner voice telling me it's not worth anything. I know where this stems from but it is so hard to break! I no longer have someone there telling me how worthless I am, so why do I still listen to that voice!??

I didn't realize the depth of this pain until my hub today asked me what was wrong. I didn't think anything was wrong. I was just a little bummed and tired, I thought. But the more we talked I realized that I'm really nervous doing these art pieces. These aren't for me, these art pieces are for someone else. For everyone to judge!!! I'm nervous. I'm nervous about doing it, and I'm even more nervous about getting paid for it. It just seems wrong. I am lucky enough to have this talent, I should give it away freely.... Ugh! I don't know... Well, needless to say, I started to cry, and now my dam is broken. Here comes the flood. I just hope I can do this. Just two pieces. Just two, done before Christmas...

 

[anthony]

Nam, try it and find out for yourself first, before you over-think it to death. Hell, if you don't need the money, then sell them and give the money to a charity of choice, or a portion of the sale to charity, that way your doing something good at the same time.

 

[Nam]

For my two princesses.

 

[Terry]

I love the work you guys do. Boo one of these days I'm making a trip to Co. just for the scenery and photo op.
I'll try to post some of my pics.