So Argo (the tea cafe I work at) held an open mic night last night at the Union Sq. Location and I took Pietro along to go hang out and listen. I saw a few co-workers I've been training with there and the District Manager remembered me and came over to say hi. She said she loves the story of why I applied to work there so much that she is considering putting it in the monthly employee newsletter. Not sure if that would be cool or weird. It was mostly employees performing at the open mic night which was so cool. They were all such amazing singers. It seems like everyone who works at Argo is creative in one way or another whether through art, music, dance etc. It makes sense because the motto of the cafe is all about promoting creativity, sustainability, and 100% natural EVERYTHING. not to mention the many location in and around lower Manhattan which seems like the haven for creative people in NYC. Pietro asked why I didn't go sing, and I said absolutely positively no. They were so good I could never compare. It made me feel a bit unartistic in comparison. I mean love photography but I'm not as great at it as people I know (case in point #1, case in point #2). I love to sing but again, I'm only mediocre and I don't write songs so it's not really being creative. I love to draw but the only things I'm good enough to compare to others at are structural pieces like buildings, which is not really being creative and expressing yourself, just really copying what you see.
I've been thinking a lot about this and I remember talking to Laura about this recently too. Everyone should have some sort of creative expression in their lives, but what is mine? The singing and the drawing don't really feel expressive, like I said merely copying what others have created. The photography does feel really expressive with what I choose to take pictures of and the angles and effects I can create but again, doesn't even compare to people who actually know what they're doing.
Can cooking be considered expression? Because I've gotten really really into that the past few months, but it still feels like following someone else's recipe, I never really create my own.
Sorry for my rambling thoughts, but I feel the need to figure this out soon. What will mine be?
GIRL you're too hard on yourself. You cook, take pictures, sew EVERYTHING!, sing and BLOG. All of those are creative and expressive. Doesn't mean you have to be amazing at any of them. I'm still learning with my camera. Art can be anything you want it to be! There are no boundaries :). Stop being so critical of yourself :P
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hahaha np, obviously I'm insanely jealous of your skillz. I think I just need to pick one and work on it. Maybe I can express myself through inventing delicious new drinks at my job :P
ReplyDeleteYEAH! that would be awesome, and potentially dangerous. lol. You'll find something that suits you :)
ReplyDeletethanks for the shout out in your blog post. i think your pics are great! i say all that matters is that you do what you love to do. :) enjoying NY??
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I am enjoying it so much! there's so much to do here!
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