Or sometimes one can be one\u2019s own worst critic.<\/p>\n
Constructive criticism is a funny set of words. One is about building and the other is deconstructing. It is also funny what people think constructive criticism is and isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
For example, hearing \u201cyour anatomy is off\u201d isn\u2019t very helpful. But hearing \u201cYou need to look at the back leg of your figure. Legs don\u2019t bend like that unless broken\u201d is of much more use.<\/p>\n
Honestly I am my own worst critic. I see every flaw and shortcut I did to get to the final product. I see the materials I substituted because I couldn\u2019t find exactly what I wanted. I see every blemish and missed brush stroke. <\/p>\n
But what I have learned over time is that there is a point that one just needs to let it go and let others see it.<\/p>\n
I use Peter a lot as my sounding board. He has a good eye for things that I didn\u2019t even think about. I trust his opinion about my work because he doesn\u2019t sugar coat things for me.<\/p>\n
But occasionally I do get someone who doesn\u2019t like my work and they tell me that they don\u2019t. I ask why and they give me some answer that doesn\u2019t make sense or they give me something else to think about in the final product. I remember one guy didn\u2019t like my work but it turned out that he didn\u2019t like puppets at all and didn\u2019t understand why they were in an art show. I have had to fight the puppets as art battle more than once in my career.<\/p>\n
Today I am going to work on a griffin that I have had in my head for a bit. I think I finally have all the pieces sorted out and now can draft it.<\/p>\n
I am sure there will be parts that I don\u2019t like but there are always parts that I don\u2019t like or know how I would change them next time. But that is part and parcel of being an artist and a craftsman.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for the constructive criticism I have receive over the years including Wendy Froud sending me back to my table to redo my doll\u2019s hand because \u201cYou and I know that you can do much better than that\u201d. Thanks Wendy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Or sometimes one can be one\u2019s own worst critic. Constructive criticism is a funny set of words. One is about building and the other is deconstructing. It is also funny what people think constructive criticism is and isn\u2019t. For example, hearing \u201cyour anatomy is off\u201d isn\u2019t very helpful. But hearing \u201cYou need to look at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,31,30,8],"class_list":["post-3530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-art","tag-crafts","tag-crafty-tuesday","tag-creativity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t