I was really encouraged today by a wonderful young man, a potter here on Instagram... As much as I have a like/dislike relationship with IG, there are some incredible things that happen here that make it well worth all the frustrations of ads and algorithms and spam etc. Mark Myer @myermade started a Stay Creative Challenge hashtag and produced a line of beautiful Stay Creative mugs. Well, it hasn’t been easy going and although I don’t understand all the glazing process, his mugs came out, as he called it “slightly distressed”. I happen to so relate with the slightly distressed creative process. For two weeks I have tried to get myself to paint the tiny designs on the dress in this photo, only to give up afraid that I might just ruin the painting. Today after reading Mark’s post I gained the courage to push through, and yes, this has been more than “slightly distressing”, but well worth staying creative. Thank you, Mark. 😊 Check out Mark’s post to find out about his sale tonight. #oilpainting #staycreativechallenge #art #workinprogress #paintingdetails #encouragement #knaylorpaintings
