I was never a swimmer although I excelled in kick ball. No I was a budding artist. We got ribbons but no metals. As I grew up I won many art awards. Now I don't even get ribbons. I get paper certificates.
Kickball! I can see you being good at that. :-) Interested in your art story too. Would you prefer different physical awards now? You've got fame & acclaim. Recognition. That can be huge. But for some artists, it's all in the making/doing/creating, not the response. Thoughts?
Actually at this point in my career awards don't really count for much although I bet I might not feel that way if I didn't get any!
It's the creating that drives me.
So true of poetry. And of the poetry world. And yet, I keep writing. And loving (okay, not always!) it.
Ha, yes, all of that resonates with me. We create for the sake of creating... and need/want/appreciate some sort of positive response.
I was never a swimmer although I excelled in kick ball. No I was a budding artist. We got ribbons but no metals. As I grew up I won many art awards. Now I don't even get ribbons. I get paper certificates.
Kickball! I can see you being good at that. :-) Interested in your art story too. Would you prefer different physical awards now? You've got fame & acclaim. Recognition. That can be huge. But for some artists, it's all in the making/doing/creating, not the response. Thoughts?