Eight years have passed since I gave up photography and rented a studio. Photography was my only artistic experience. I started going to art workshops to find my style. I was clueless when the teachers said just throw some paint down, it doesn’t matter how it looks. What does that mean “it doesn’t matter?” I’ll get it next time. Nope, didn’t happen, workshop after workshop it didn’t happen. Instead, with my mentor’s guidance and I have accomplished monumental milestones. I now have many pieces, from collage to abstract, to hand drawn faces of emotions, and they all look pretty good.