Opening WordPress, mentally fabricated eyes of our entire roster burn on my back for some reason. It’s an imitation that regularly cripples my ability to write transparently, so I want to disclose this now.
But finding an art piece I like is fun! I draw crisps and patterns and blocky shapes felt within each line drawn. I read lines depending by rhythm, some lines are slower, others read faster to grasp the general crisp form and blocks that make up a hand for example. I enjoy this process especially because it allows me to ruminate on how te artist went about constructing the image, and quite literally building the artwork/object’s shape.
When drawing I reference a myriad of notes on my phone telling me how to ease up and have fun while drawing, especially on my tablet. One of them includes having a favorite artist in mind while building something in particular (a crisp line or set of blocky colors for example) and learning their drive to color/stroke/etc.
For me, blocky shapes calm my reading flow while drawing an image. I hope this makes a bit of sense. In hearing “the cork trick isnmt taught, but learned” I realize resonating with shapes is something i’ve gradually developed over time.
In watching Sinar surf, “getting a feel for something” sounds like a plain, touchless box. I can’t do anything with this information. So in sketching, I explore specifically what amounts of pressure feel fun to add to my page, how exactly should i hold my pencil and when does it feel fun? There’s a lot of physical ticks I pay attention to while drawing. And they’re fluctuant, always bound to change based on what new habits I discover to do next.
“Expectation is the thief of joy,” especially resonates well from Tom’s video. In blocking things down on an image, my expectations to do something “great” in art lessens. Because I’m drawing on my tablet, not giving an opera performance, and my process instead becomes more of enjoying the show.
Watching Tom have every resource in the surfing book redirects to my preparation anxiety I tend to develop especially in instances where I’m prepared. “You have the right items, so you’ll do well,” removes the space I need to be able to comfortably fail. It’s already hard enough to breathe in a world so uncomfortable with error. Even harder when high expectations catch up from behind, a building lump my throat, and there’s little room for me to move or escape.
Tom uses oddly fitting, if not limiting terms to describe Rizal’s surfboarding. “Pro skill. Pro experience. Pro style.” But I’d love to know what “knicks” did Rizal explore to “get such a well feeling” in surfboarding today? Are there pressure points to pay attention to? When and how should I know when to stand or change my board’s angle, in order to best suit the changing waves?
“Rizal and co coached us into loving surfboarding,” is reassuring, because it implies welcoming their learning process with open arms. Puts experimentation and exploring specific aspects of surfing, like figuring out your posture, as part of the fun. I already observed Rizal and co often leaning their bodyweight as part of their board while surfing, which looks fun. Whereas Sarah’s feet at 18:22 barely feel comfortable standing up. Their self built expectations-pressure-could be why. But watching the video I noticed her feet falling gradually flat to the board, which paints her being more comfortable (and happier!) while surfboarding.
1.Sacred space
2.Learn the code
3.He understands
4.Compare and despair
5.Get in the boat
6.Be afraid. Sort of afraid
7.Always be playing
8.Fail with joy
9.Get hurt
10.Persistence
Sometimes I wonder if being affluent is a running wall or block that impedes a person’s learning process. The reassurance of having every right item creates too deep of a cushion, and people lose themselves buried in their abundance before they’re able to grow.
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