Sometimes I Feel Bad That My Mother Has To Tell People I’m An Artist.
I just feel that my mother most likely has conversation with her friends who have children roughly my age. I suppose they ask about me from time to time, “Whats Sara majoring in!?” “She’s a fine arts major!” I always imagine they respond in ways such as, “Oh, I see… nice…” Where as their children are off to careers in the medical filed, ones in which their parents forced upon them. It just feels that people still believe that anyone pursuing a career in art is doomed to a poverty stricken life. They put no further thought into it, they do not ask what I’m going to do with art. They assume I want to do freelance work, etc. However, thats not what I want to do, I’m not sure what exactly I’m going into I just know the plan is to get my BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and duel major in Art Education. What’s the wrong in what I’m doing? I feel people under-appreciate the life and career of an artist. Sure, I may not be making a huge impact on the world through my art but I am very involved with my community, out of my own enjoyment of doing so, so no one can really say that I don’t care about things such as that. I wish people would just believe in me more, build me up, just a little encouragement would go a long way for me right now. I really need it.
