Artistic is an interesting topic this week. It can cover so many talents. In trying to think of the many in our families, I came up with Photography, Calligraphy, Singing, Musician, Quilting, Crochet, Knitting, Embroidery, Poetry, Drawing, Cross Stitching, Woodworking, Sewing, Dance, Flower Arranging. And some sports can be artistic, like the figure skating or gymnastics in our family. I'm sure I missed a few as well. Some of us do more than one of these. Some do their art professionally. Most are hobbies or a part time side hustle. I think that most of us who practice any of these arts do it because they love doing it. There is a feeling of accomplishment when you finish a project. A happiness when you give a handmade gift to someone, or receive one. An appreciation felt of the talent in viewing another's art. Some of the arts that I named used to be necessities in life. Now they are mostly hobbies that are being kept alive for the love of doing them.
I am one in our family who has done several of these arts. I do not design, but love to embroider. In the past I have knit, crocheted, cross stitched and sewed. I have found all of these crafts to be very relaxing, at least until a stubborn knot appears in my work. But like anything else, I get past it. I don't know exactly where my interest came from, except that I was aware of my grandmother knitting and sewing Barbie clothes for her granddaughters. I first tried embroidery in the Girl Scouts and liked it alot. I learned to knit at the YWCA and made our dog a sweater. My mom learned to sew and I followed her and sewed a few of my clothes in high school. I tried painting but that was not a talent that I had. I branched out to crochet and cross stitch. During COVID, I knit LOTS of christmas stockings. Now everyone in the family has one and it has become a tradition.
When my husband got back into his childhood interest in photography, I joined in too. He became a great amateur outdoor photographer. Me, not so much but I liked it. My husband was also a singer, a baritone. He started out in his church choir and then on to his high school choir, where he was good enough to advance to district and regional school choirs. In later years , he was part of a Men's Quartet in our church who visited other churches, social organizations and nursing homes sharing their wonderful singing voices with others.
I won't name all of you family who may see themselves in one of these arts because I will invariably miss a few. Just know that you are noticed and your talent appreciated.
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