{"id":35325,"date":"2013-09-24T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/?p=35325"},"modified":"2016-08-23T19:23:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T11:23:22","slug":"what-does-being-an-artist-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/2013\/09\/24\/what-does-being-an-artist-mean-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What does being an artist mean to you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35327 aligncenter\" title=\"oscarwilde\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/oscarwilde.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/oscarwilde.gif 500w, https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/oscarwilde-298x448.gif 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>For the longest time I had trouble identifying with the label of an artist.<\/p>\n<p>It was difficult for me. When I had a brush in my hand, I was one. But when I put on my other various caps \u2013\u00a0writer, project manager, teacher \u2013 was I still considered an artist? I felt like I was juggling too many things at once to be able to catch a ball long enough that truly defined me as one. But as I struggled internally with the question, I finally realized something: being an artist isn&#8217;t a label. <strong>It&#8217;s what you do that truly counts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Being an artist means putting your best feet forward everyday and to create things that makes a difference; whether that difference is for you, or for others. \u00a0That&#8217;s what being an artist means to me.\u00a0Being able to bare your soul for others to pick at, not knowing what brickbats will befall you as you put your work out there. \u00a0That&#8217;s what being an artist means to me.\u00a0Being unsure if what you do will resonate with others, but you need to say something all the same. That&#8217;s what being an artist means to me. People who have a fear of the unknown, but who are willing to take a chance \u2013\u00a0to jump in to do the work anyway. That&#8217;s what being an artist means to me.<\/p>\n<p>So while I may not fit in the conventional role of being a <em>visual<\/em> artist, I think of this website, this blog \u2013\u00a0as my own personal space where I am able to create; just like artists who need a studio, a long worktable and glorious paint \u2013\u00a0all I need is my laptop, a space and undivided time to call my own, and my trusty computer (an empty notepad will suffice too).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still not sure if I can be called an artist. All I know is that I want my work to matter. My goal is to raise questions, and create an awareness about artists and illustrators and their amazing potential to <em>create<\/em>, and not just illustrate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quote\"><strong>Art<\/strong>\u00a0is not what\u00a0<strong>you see<\/strong>, but what\u00a0<strong>you make others see<\/strong>. ~ Edgar Degas<\/p>\n<p>I have a long way to go (and I&#8217;m enjoying the ride so far), but here&#8217;s hoping I can make <em>you<\/em> see what <em>I<\/em> can see.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>SHARE WITH US:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to know \u2013\u00a0what does being an artist means to you? Do you believe what you do is art? What&#8217;s your definition of it all?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this article, do consider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pikaland.leadpages.co\/leadbox\/146fe5e73f72a2%3A13d870c44b46dc\/5647648723828736\/\" target=\"_blank\">signing up for our free mailing list<\/a><script data-leadbox=\"146fe5e73f72a2:13d870c44b46dc\" data-url=\"https:\/\/pikaland.leadpages.co\/leadbox\/146fe5e73f72a2%3A13d870c44b46dc\/5647648723828736\/\" data-config=\"%7B%7D\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/pikaland.leadpages.co\/leadbox-1471885543.js\"><\/script>\u00a0that serves up fun, helpful tips and recommendation every week for artists and illustrators navigating the modern creative landscape!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"What does being an artist mean to you?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/2013\/09\/24\/what-does-being-an-artist-mean-to-you\/\" aria-label=\"More on What does being an artist mean to you?\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_generate-full-width-content":""},"categories":[118,123,75,92,222],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35325"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39853,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35325\/revisions\/39853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}