How I deal with failure as an artist

It’s so hard as a creative artist when you feel like a total failure. It happens to me! You know one of those weeks were all the artistic risks I’m taking don’t pay off. I have nothing to show for my studio time and it’s a total bummer. When that happens I don’t walk away and do something else because in this case I need to rebuild my confidence. So instead I draw or knit something I know I can do successfully. Maybe it’s a simple composition or something that is already planned for the knitting machine all I have to do is run the machine or even just some tiny sketches. Something that I can walk away from the studio feeling like I’ve made something new today that wasn’t here before.

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Hi I’m Faith Humphrey Hill, a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website.

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Music: Music track: Onion by Lukrembo Source: https://freetouse.com/music https://youtu.be/KGQNrzqrGqw

Supplies used: Museum App by Sktchy https://www.sktchy.com/ Procreate https://procreate.com/ IPad drawing board https://youtu.be/QV5DmhrOW9Q

My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process find commonalities between us. Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic so should my art. #drawing #art #knitting #digitalart #digitalartforbeginners #artandcraft #artist #speedpaint #drawwithme #letsdraw #chill #relaxing #artprocess #digitaldrawingtutorial #portraitart #portraitartist #portraitdrawing #procreate