Ellen Juhlin: As 2018 is still just getting started, I wanted to take a look back at the things I did last year, partially to remind myself what’s possible to do in a year, but also to think about how I’ve been spending my time and how I might want to change that going forward. The biggest shift in 2017 was that I spent a lot more time on art and Making Things, and that definitely had a positive effect on my baseline happiness throughout the year. So, what have I built?
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This article is enlightening. It talks about some festivals and other events that I have never heard of but am very eager to learn more about but I am also very interested in what the article talks about. It equates happiness with physical creation and that is something very familiar to me. There is something about building something that is always really exciting whether during the process or after its been completed and at the same time rewarding. Recently I have been experiencing this a lot this school year but I could never really put my finger on why. I think this article lays it out. Creating something, as I have been doing in everything I am learning whether that be drafting, design, or stagecraft, etc. I am learning something but am also creating something. I think that is what is so exhilarating and joy fulfilling. There is a reward with every finished piece, and with every bit of knowledge that I learn because it goes back into my creations. This has been one of my happiest school years and I think this article points out very well, the value of creating.
Every year it always takes so much for me look back at what I did - often I have to dig to find a tangible thing I've made that I'm proud of or a solid piece of evidence of what I've achieved. But this year I actually have looked back at what I have and what I did and see a lot of incredible things I've tangibly made. I've no only had time to pursue my artistic passions, but actually been forced to create for class even when I wasn't feeling so creative, which really helped me become more productive and creatively strong. I did life drawing and still lives, things I never would have done on my own but I not only love but have opened up portfolio opportunities. I made incredible design exercises that made me think differently and that I've kept. And tangibly, I've also worked hard on a huge number of art pieces for myself - posters, stickers, character designs, animations, and comics. This year was so incredibly productive for me, and I think the next year is going to be just as if not more so, and I love that I've made so much and have so much to show for my time.
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