[Applause] someone recently asked me can you tell
someone recently asked me can you tell
someone recently asked me can you tell me about the time you first realized you
me about the time you first realized you
me about the time you first realized you were an artist and I couldn’t you see
were an artist and I couldn’t you see
were an artist and I couldn’t you see I’ve always been an artist I was born an
I’ve always been an artist I was born an
I’ve always been an artist I was born an artist and I never stopped being an
artist and I never stopped being an
artist and I never stopped being an artist it’s just something I do it’s
artist it’s just something I do it’s
artist it’s just something I do it’s funny he said because for those of us
funny he said because for those of us
funny he said because for those of us who don’t consider ourselves an artist
who don’t consider ourselves an artist
who don’t consider ourselves an artist we can usually remember a time when we
we can usually remember a time when we
we can usually remember a time when we realized that we aren’t an artist now I
realized that we aren’t an artist now I
realized that we aren’t an artist now I believe that at one time or another we
believe that at one time or another we
believe that at one time or another we were all artists and somewhere deep down
were all artists and somewhere deep down
were all artists and somewhere deep down inside we have the ability to find that
inside we have the ability to find that
inside we have the ability to find that creative side of ourselves again and
creative side of ourselves again and
creative side of ourselves again and nourish it now if you were to walk into
nourish it now if you were to walk into
nourish it now if you were to walk into a first grade classroom and ask who in
a first grade classroom and ask who in
a first grade classroom and ask who in here is an artist you’d see dozens of
here is an artist you’d see dozens of
here is an artist you’d see dozens of hands shoot up into the air children are
hands shoot up into the air children are
hands shoot up into the air children are creative sadly all too often children
creative sadly all too often children
creative sadly all too often children stop believing that they are creative
stop believing that they are creative
stop believing that they are creative and start believing that creativity is
and start believing that creativity is
and start believing that creativity is something reserved for a select few
something reserved for a select few
something reserved for a select few people with natural talent I recently
people with natural talent I recently
people with natural talent I recently asked one of my art class is the same
asked one of my art class is the same
asked one of my art class is the same question who in here is an artist you
question who in here is an artist you
question who in here is an artist you want to know what happened
want to know what happened
want to know what happened to students slowly raised their hand and
to students slowly raised their hand and
to students slowly raised their hand and then one of them said I’m not really an
then one of them said I’m not really an
then one of them said I’m not really an artist but I’m trying to have a positive
artist but I’m trying to have a positive
artist but I’m trying to have a positive attitude
[Laughter]
[Laughter] yeah crazy hi it’s and it’s kind of sad
yeah crazy hi it’s and it’s kind of sad
yeah crazy hi it’s and it’s kind of sad it’s kind of sad that that kind of thing
it’s kind of sad that that kind of thing
it’s kind of sad that that kind of thing happens somewhere between when they’re a
happens somewhere between when they’re a
happens somewhere between when they’re a child and by the time they become a high
child and by the time they become a high
child and by the time they become a high school student they’ve lost that
school student they’ve lost that
school student they’ve lost that creative sense and by the time these
creative sense and by the time these
creative sense and by the time these children become adults that this has
children become adults that this has
children become adults that this has become a very deep and long ingrained
become a very deep and long ingrained
become a very deep and long ingrained mindset the fact is I hear the words I
mindset the fact is I hear the words I
mindset the fact is I hear the words I suck at this
suck at this
suck at this far too often what I always say to that
far too often what I always say to that
far too often what I always say to that is you don’t suck you’re just learning a
is you don’t suck you’re just learning a
is you don’t suck you’re just learning a frustrated student once told me mr. Bohr
frustrated student once told me mr. Bohr
frustrated student once told me mr. Bohr up there are some people that just have
up there are some people that just have
up there are some people that just have a lot of natural any pause for a moment
a lot of natural any pause for a moment
a lot of natural any pause for a moment I thought he was going to say natural
I thought he was going to say natural
I thought he was going to say natural talent and that he’s not one of them
talent and that he’s not one of them
talent and that he’s not one of them I hear that kind of thing a lot he
I hear that kind of thing a lot he
I hear that kind of thing a lot he surprised me though he said some people
surprised me though he said some people
surprised me though he said some people have a lot of natural suckage
have a lot of natural suckage
have a lot of natural suckage and I’m one of them natural seconds that
and I’m one of them natural seconds that
and I’m one of them natural seconds that doesn’t even exist I said to my surprise
doesn’t even exist I said to my surprise
doesn’t even exist I said to my surprise there were other students in the room
there were other students in the room
there were other students in the room have started nodding their heads in
have started nodding their heads in
have started nodding their heads in agreement with him say yeah there is mr.
agreement with him say yeah there is mr.
agreement with him say yeah there is mr. Bora I have that I have natural suckage
Bora I have that I have natural suckage
Bora I have that I have natural suckage ah what are we gonna do I this is when I
ah what are we gonna do I this is when I
ah what are we gonna do I this is when I first realized how big of a problem this
first realized how big of a problem this
first realized how big of a problem this was now I’ve taken some time and I
was now I’ve taken some time and I
was now I’ve taken some time and I sculpted this student and believe it or
sculpted this student and believe it or
sculpted this student and believe it or not you will see these feelings and
not you will see these feelings and
not you will see these feelings and beliefs about himself reflected on his
beliefs about himself reflected on his
beliefs about himself reflected on his face and it looks something like this
yeah it doesn’t look very pretty does it
yeah it doesn’t look very pretty does it as you can see because this student is
as you can see because this student is
as you can see because this student is always comparing himself to others he’s
always comparing himself to others he’s
always comparing himself to others he’s developed a very negative attitude about
developed a very negative attitude about
developed a very negative attitude about creativity the corrugator muscle here
creativity the corrugator muscle here
creativity the corrugator muscle here and his brow as furrowing his brow and
and his brow as furrowing his brow and
and his brow as furrowing his brow and anger also because he hasn’t taken the
anger also because he hasn’t taken the
anger also because he hasn’t taken the time to practice and develop his
time to practice and develop his
time to practice and develop his creative skills he’s constantly
creative skills he’s constantly
creative skills he’s constantly disgusted with his own creative
disgusted with his own creative
disgusted with his own creative incompetence the levator lab lies
incompetence the levator lab lies
incompetence the levator lab lies superiority R is creasing his nose into
superiority R is creasing his nose into
superiority R is creasing his nose into a disgusted sneer and because of all of
a disgusted sneer and because of all of
a disgusted sneer and because of all of the negative words he’s always saying
the negative words he’s always saying
the negative words he’s always saying about himself it’s affected the shape of
about himself it’s affected the shape of
about himself it’s affected the shape of his mouth the rice aureus muscle right
his mouth the rice aureus muscle right
his mouth the rice aureus muscle right here is pulling the corners of the mouth
here is pulling the corners of the mouth
here is pulling the corners of the mouth down in sorrow now this is a problem not
down in sorrow now this is a problem not
down in sorrow now this is a problem not because of the unattractive look on his
because of the unattractive look on his
because of the unattractive look on his face not because this student doesn’t
face not because this student doesn’t
face not because this student doesn’t have the ability to be creative but
have the ability to be creative but
have the ability to be creative but because he believes he doesn’t now this
because he believes he doesn’t now this
because he believes he doesn’t now this sculpture not only represents the
sculpture not only represents the
sculpture not only represents the student it also represents you it
student it also represents you it
student it also represents you it represents me and countless others who
represents me and countless others who
represents me and countless others who have ever felt these feelings now what
have ever felt these feelings now what
have ever felt these feelings now what do you suppose would happen if this
do you suppose would happen if this
do you suppose would happen if this student were to stop comparing himself
student were to stop comparing himself
student were to stop comparing himself to others now he is constantly comparing
to others now he is constantly comparing
to others now he is constantly comparing himself to me his teacher who’s been do
himself to me his teacher who’s been do
himself to me his teacher who’s been do art for twice as long as he’s even been
art for twice as long as he’s even been
art for twice as long as he’s even been alive he just started taking an art
alive he just started taking an art
alive he just started taking an art class and for some reason he thinks that
class and for some reason he thinks that
class and for some reason he thinks that if he is not immediately as skilled as I
if he is not immediately as skilled as I
if he is not immediately as skilled as I am then he must suck it’s sad isn’t it
am then he must suck it’s sad isn’t it
am then he must suck it’s sad isn’t it sad sad now it is sad he doesn’t suck
sad sad now it is sad he doesn’t suck
sad sad now it is sad he doesn’t suck though that’s an imaginary thing there
though that’s an imaginary thing there
though that’s an imaginary thing there is no such thing as natural sockets
is no such thing as natural sockets
is no such thing as natural sockets that’s why I call it imagined natural
that’s why I call it imagined natural
that’s why I call it imagined natural suckage see now the this behavior is
suckage see now the this behavior is
suckage see now the this behavior is very destructive and it will kill his
very destructive and it will kill his
very destructive and it will kill his creativity it’s unfair and if he doesn’t
creativity it’s unfair and if he doesn’t
creativity it’s unfair and if he doesn’t stop well it’s just going to continue on
stop well it’s just going to continue on
stop well it’s just going to continue on and on and on now I sometimes do a
and on and on now I sometimes do a
and on and on now I sometimes do a project with my students we’re at the
project with my students we’re at the
project with my students we’re at the very beginning of the semester they make
very beginning of the semester they make
very beginning of the semester they make a self-portrait then after months and
a self-portrait then after months and
a self-portrait then after months and months of teaching them all sorts of
months of teaching them all sorts of
months of teaching them all sorts of drawing skills they will draw another
drawing skills they will draw another
drawing skills they will draw another self-portrait lots of times they get
self-portrait lots of times they get
self-portrait lots of times they get better in fact most of the time unless
better in fact most of the time unless
better in fact most of the time unless the student has just completely given up
the student has just completely given up
the student has just completely given up on everything it gets better
on everything it gets better
on everything it gets better this student however was convinced that
this student however was convinced that
this student however was convinced that after months of practice and learning
after months of practice and learning
after months of practice and learning new things he got worse he was convinced
new things he got worse he was convinced
new things he got worse he was convinced that his first self-portrait looked
that his first self-portrait looked
that his first self-portrait looked better than his second self-portrait
better than his second self-portrait
better than his second self-portrait isn’t that strange you see he was trying
isn’t that strange you see he was trying
isn’t that strange you see he was trying to compare himself to other people he
to compare himself to other people he
to compare himself to other people he had not yet started comparing himself to
had not yet started comparing himself to
had not yet started comparing himself to himself now this is what he should be
himself now this is what he should be
himself now this is what he should be doing comparing himself to himself not
doing comparing himself to himself not
doing comparing himself to himself not only is it good for his creativity but
only is it good for his creativity but
only is it good for his creativity but it’s essential for him to be able to see
it’s essential for him to be able to see
it’s essential for him to be able to see his growth and progress when I took both
his growth and progress when I took both
his growth and progress when I took both pictures and I and I showed them to him
pictures and I and I showed them to him
pictures and I and I showed them to him side by side he was shocked to see how
side by side he was shocked to see how
side by side he was shocked to see how much he had improved and it’s not
much he had improved and it’s not
much he had improved and it’s not surprising but the look on his face
surprising but the look on his face
surprising but the look on his face also changed as you can see his brow is
also changed as you can see his brow is
also changed as you can see his brow is no longer furrowed that corrugator
no longer furrowed that corrugator
no longer furrowed that corrugator muscle right there it relaxed and guess
muscle right there it relaxed and guess
muscle right there it relaxed and guess what the frontalis muscle here in his
what the frontalis muscle here in his
what the frontalis muscle here in his forehead also contracted a bit making
forehead also contracted a bit making
forehead also contracted a bit making his eyebrows raised and surprised
his eyebrows raised and surprised
his eyebrows raised and surprised looking a little better still not quite
looking a little better still not quite
looking a little better still not quite there though let’s do something about
there though let’s do something about
there though let’s do something about this sneer let’s imagine that this
this sneer let’s imagine that this
this sneer let’s imagine that this student now with his newfound talent
student now with his newfound talent
student now with his newfound talent after realizing that he did progress
after realizing that he did progress
after realizing that he did progress let’s say he committed himself to
let’s say he committed himself to
let’s say he committed himself to practice let’s say that he actually
practice let’s say that he actually
practice let’s say that he actually spent time developing those skills all
spent time developing those skills all
spent time developing those skills all too often we we give up on developing
too often we we give up on developing
too often we we give up on developing our creative endeavors before we’ve
our creative endeavors before we’ve
our creative endeavors before we’ve given it a diligent try no notice I said
given it a diligent try no notice I said
given it a diligent try no notice I said try a diligent try not just try you see
try a diligent try not just try you see
try a diligent try not just try you see has anybody in here ever seen somebody
has anybody in here ever seen somebody
has anybody in here ever seen somebody do the pottery wheel
do the pottery wheel
do the pottery wheel have you seen somebody do the pottery
have you seen somebody do the pottery
have you seen somebody do the pottery wheel looks pretty fun hi and if you
wheel looks pretty fun hi and if you
wheel looks pretty fun hi and if you were watching somebody that had any sort
were watching somebody that had any sort
were watching somebody that had any sort of competence on the pottery wheel like
of competence on the pottery wheel like
of competence on the pottery wheel like probably looks kind of easy now
probably looks kind of easy now
probably looks kind of easy now lots of my students are very excited to
lots of my students are very excited to
lots of my students are very excited to try out the pottery wheel they have
try out the pottery wheel they have
try out the pottery wheel they have these grand imaginations of the giant
these grand imaginations of the giant
these grand imaginations of the giant cereal bowls they’re going to create eat
cereal bowls they’re going to create eat
cereal bowls they’re going to create eat Froot Loops out of however after about
Froot Loops out of however after about
Froot Loops out of however after about 10 minutes on the wheel well they’re
10 minutes on the wheel well they’re
10 minutes on the wheel well they’re just hoping they can get through the day
just hoping they can get through the day
just hoping they can get through the day without doing something too disastrous
without doing something too disastrous
without doing something too disastrous they it’s a really hard thing to do and
they it’s a really hard thing to do and
they it’s a really hard thing to do and it takes lots of practice
it takes lots of practice
it takes lots of practice this student man when he when it was his
this student man when he when it was his
this student man when he when it was his turn on the wheel after about thirty
turn on the wheel after about thirty
turn on the wheel after about thirty minutes he stormed off threw his hands
minutes he stormed off threw his hands
minutes he stormed off threw his hands in the air and said I can’t do this this
in the air and said I can’t do this this
in the air and said I can’t do this this is too hard mister bore up and I said
is too hard mister bore up and I said
is too hard mister bore up and I said well you have to try I did try he said I
well you have to try I did try he said I
well you have to try I did try he said I tried three times and I couldn’t Center
tried three times and I couldn’t Center
tried three times and I couldn’t Center the clay three times try three hundred I
the clay three times try three hundred I
the clay three times try three hundred I said
said
said he didn’t like that very much but the
he didn’t like that very much but the
he didn’t like that very much but the point is anything worth doing is going
point is anything worth doing is going
point is anything worth doing is going to require practice and trying something
to require practice and trying something
to require practice and trying something for three times it’s hardly trying at
for three times it’s hardly trying at
for three times it’s hardly trying at all now anybody who has ever dedicated
all now anybody who has ever dedicated
all now anybody who has ever dedicated some time and effort to learning any
some time and effort to learning any
some time and effort to learning any sort of creative skill knows that the
sort of creative skill knows that the
sort of creative skill knows that the first year is barely scratching the
first year is barely scratching the
first year is barely scratching the surface give yourself five years and see
surface give yourself five years and see
surface give yourself five years and see where you’re at in fact if you want to
where you’re at in fact if you want to
where you’re at in fact if you want to master something you may have to
master something you may have to
master something you may have to dedicate a lifetime of practice to
dedicate a lifetime of practice to
dedicate a lifetime of practice to learning that skill now as our student
learning that skill now as our student
learning that skill now as our student has one second here I spent some time
has one second here I spent some time
has one second here I spent some time practicing it’s changed his face a bit
practicing it’s changed his face a bit
practicing it’s changed his face a bit too you can see that he no longer has a
too you can see that he no longer has a
too you can see that he no longer has a disgusted sneer on his face his levator
disgusted sneer on his face his levator
disgusted sneer on his face his levator lab-id superiores has relaxed and his
lab-id superiores has relaxed and his
lab-id superiores has relaxed and his orbicularis oculi right around his eyes
orbicularis oculi right around his eyes
orbicularis oculi right around his eyes has contracted ever so slightly
has contracted ever so slightly
has contracted ever so slightly narrowing his eyes in determination to
narrowing his eyes in determination to
narrowing his eyes in determination to get better looking a bit better
get better looking a bit better
get better looking a bit better still kind of sad looking though this is
still kind of sad looking though this is
still kind of sad looking though this is you remember was from the negative
you remember was from the negative
you remember was from the negative language coming out of his mouth
language coming out of his mouth
language coming out of his mouth now what if he stopped telling himself
now what if he stopped telling himself
now what if he stopped telling himself negative things what if he started
negative things what if he started
negative things what if he started telling himself positive things what do
telling himself positive things what do
telling himself positive things what do you think would happen well if you ever
you think would happen well if you ever
you think would happen well if you ever noticed how hard it is to say something
noticed how hard it is to say something
noticed how hard it is to say something negative with a big smile on your face
negative with a big smile on your face
negative with a big smile on your face I’m gonna try it I’m gonna try it for
I’m gonna try it I’m gonna try it for
I’m gonna try it I’m gonna try it for you man I suck at drawing
you man I suck at drawing
you man I suck at drawing I must be a horrible person it sounds
I must be a horrible person it sounds
I must be a horrible person it sounds weird doesn’t it sounds strange strange
weird doesn’t it sounds strange strange
weird doesn’t it sounds strange strange and sarcastic it just doesn’t sound
and sarcastic it just doesn’t sound
and sarcastic it just doesn’t sound right and guess what the reverse is also
right and guess what the reverse is also
right and guess what the reverse is also true
true
true if you have this guy’s look on your face
if you have this guy’s look on your face
if you have this guy’s look on your face it’s really hard to say something
it’s really hard to say something
it’s really hard to say something positive so I’ll turn that to you
positive so I’ll turn that to you
positive so I’ll turn that to you I just love
I just love how when I work hard at
I just love how when I work hard at something I get better at it
it’s just strange now an interesting
it’s just strange now an interesting thing happens when we start telling
thing happens when we start telling
thing happens when we start telling ourself positive things our brain starts
ourself positive things our brain starts
ourself positive things our brain starts believing it isn’t that interesting when
believing it isn’t that interesting when
believing it isn’t that interesting when we tell ourselves something positive our
we tell ourselves something positive our
we tell ourselves something positive our brain starts thinking more positively
brain starts thinking more positively
brain starts thinking more positively and guess what the more positively our
and guess what the more positively our
and guess what the more positively our brain thinks the more positive words
brain thinks the more positive words
brain thinks the more positive words come out of our mouth this starts an
come out of our mouth this starts an
come out of our mouth this starts an amazing upward spiral to positivity it’s
amazing upward spiral to positivity it’s
amazing upward spiral to positivity it’s a great thing now didn’t get through the
a great thing now didn’t get through the
a great thing now didn’t get through the sculpting as fast as I warned it got a
sculpting as fast as I warned it got a
sculpting as fast as I warned it got a hurry there we go got a smooth some
hurry there we go got a smooth some
hurry there we go got a smooth some things out here alright now that our
things out here alright now that our
things out here alright now that our student has started saying more positive
student has started saying more positive
student has started saying more positive things the look on his face has changed
things the look on his face has changed
things the look on his face has changed no longer is he that sad angry disgusted
no longer is he that sad angry disgusted
no longer is he that sad angry disgusted person no he is now a pleasant and happy
person no he is now a pleasant and happy
person no he is now a pleasant and happy and confident person
and confident person
and confident person [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] now I want to make something clear
now I want to make something clear
now I want to make something clear creativity is not owned by the visual
creativity is not owned by the visual
creativity is not owned by the visual arts human creativity has no boundaries
arts human creativity has no boundaries
arts human creativity has no boundaries you can use creativity in every aspect
you can use creativity in every aspect
you can use creativity in every aspect of your life the skill of creativity
of your life the skill of creativity
of your life the skill of creativity would be well it would be well if you
would be well it would be well if you
would be well it would be well if you learned it and nurtured it in your own
learned it and nurtured it in your own
learned it and nurtured it in your own life now we saw before that our student
life now we saw before that our student
life now we saw before that our student wasn’t only smooth his face out a little
wasn’t only smooth his face out a little
wasn’t only smooth his face out a little there
there
there he wasn’t comparing himself to his self
he wasn’t comparing himself to his self
he wasn’t comparing himself to his self he wasn’t practicing things he wasn’t
he wasn’t practicing things he wasn’t
he wasn’t practicing things he wasn’t telling himself anything positive but as
telling himself anything positive but as
telling himself anything positive but as we do those things as we monitor our own
we do those things as we monitor our own
we do those things as we monitor our own progress by comparing ourselves to
progress by comparing ourselves to
progress by comparing ourselves to ourselves as we dedicate ourselves to
ourselves as we dedicate ourselves to
ourselves as we dedicate ourselves to practice and as we use positives
practice and as we use positives
practice and as we use positives positive language to reinforce that our
positive language to reinforce that our
positive language to reinforce that our own creativity will grow and those signs
own creativity will grow and those signs
own creativity will grow and those signs of imagined natural suckage will go away
of imagined natural suckage will go away
of imagined natural suckage will go away remember you don’t suck you’re just
remember you don’t suck you’re just
remember you don’t suck you’re just learning thank you
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