P is for...

Evening!! I hope you didn't think I had forgotten :o, but from today I will be writing "live" posts! And yes, I am back in the UK.

Why this job?

Thinking of a career that began with the letter 'P' was quite difficult for me. There are so many great P careers. Whilst I was away, I had it in my mind that although I had decided on all the careers for each letter, I had not yet written the letters P to Z. I thought about trying to quickly write it on the flight back but I couldn't remember which career I had gone with. I was stuck..it could have been Psychiatrist  or maybe even Paediatrician. I convinced myself that it wasn't those two. I should say that psychology of course fascinates me - how the mind works, why we are how we are, but as a child from the ages of about 8 until 19, I wanted to be a Paediatrician. But I knew I hadn't chosen these and the only other career I could think of was Puppeteer!! There was a brief spell when I toyed with the idea of the glamorous life of a ventriloquist, so its not such a big jump. So a moment ago when I opened the post to see what I had chosen..I sighed when I saw the career above. A big sigh or maybe a gentle moan, one that is only reserved for those moments when we are reminded of our long lost loves..yes, pottery was something I used to love. Its something that I have wanted to do again but haven't since school. I use the word 'potter' quite loosely because I am not too bothered with throwing pots but more with creating ceramic relief's and sculptures.

Why I would be good at this job.

This is actually quite difficult to define, I think the creative industry is so subjective and particularly when it comes to works of Art or Crafts that there is no write or wrong. That just creating something can be a very personal experience for the artist. I don't pretend to be an artist but I do like to do creative pursuits.I think that some reasons why I might be suited to this job are;

I spent an immeasurable amount of time as a child playing in the mud making mud pies and such,

I like to get messy,

I like to work on my own when making things,

I like to work with my hands,

Its something that I really do enjoy doing a great deal.

Why I would not be good at this job.

I am very much a lets just wing it kind of girl and I am sure that there is an element of planning in the creative process, I remember at school that I used to hate that aspect of art and design, I never wanted to sketch it first I just wanted to jump right in.

I do love to get messy and to make a mess but I hate tidying up so avoidance tends to be my solution.

I get stuck when it comes to deciding what it is exactly I am going to make, I always seem to need a reason to make something as opposed to just making anything. 

Do you want to start an old hobby again? Have you ever been to an adult art class? Is there one painting or piece that you feel a connection with? I have always loved Van Gogh 'The Irises'.