Comments on: Do your happy dance! http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/ Documenting my creative progress... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: linda http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-81 linda Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:27:51 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-81 Hi Gretchen! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting. I love how we can connect via the internet from so many different places...woohoo! (loving spoonflower as well) You are so kind with your words and I can totally relate to the roller coaster in this journey. As with anything, it takes time to get the hang of it all and thankfully we have each other for support! Wish you all the best! linda Hi Gretchen! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting. I love how we can connect via the internet from so many different places…woohoo! (loving spoonflower as well) You are so kind with your words and I can totally relate to the roller coaster in this journey. As with anything, it takes time to get the hang of it all and thankfully we have each other for support! Wish you all the best!
linda

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-80 Gretchen Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:25:48 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-80 I'm so glad I came across your blog via spoonflower! You not only have a gift for design/illustration but also for wonderful, touching writing as well! I too am just starting out, sharing my work and hoping it will lead to something new for me. It seems like a roller coaster ride sometimes...one day I am riding high, excited when someone likes my work and the next I am struggling with self doubt about what I am doing and where I am trying to go. I'm adding you to my favorites so I can visit often! I’m so glad I came across your blog via spoonflower! You not only have a gift for design/illustration but also for wonderful, touching writing as well! I too am just starting out, sharing my work and hoping it will lead to something new for me. It seems like a roller coaster ride sometimes…one day I am riding high, excited when someone likes my work and the next I am struggling with self doubt about what I am doing and where I am trying to go.

I’m adding you to my favorites so I can visit often!

]]> By: linda http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-79 linda Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:27:37 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-79 Thanks for the encouragement! I suppose it is good to not be totally sure of things, because then you know you are still learning, discovering and doing brand new things that scare you a bit! Thanks for the encouragement! I suppose it is good to not be totally sure of things, because then you know you are still learning, discovering and doing brand new things that scare you a bit!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-78 Michelle Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:03:33 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-78 I love this post! I think those thoughts of not feeling confidence and being unsure and scared never go away. I've been creating my line and marketing it for 5 years and I still am not sure I am doing the right thing until I sit down and start creating and feel those feelings of joy that we get as artists. Keep doing what you are doing and loving it and that's pretty much all you need. I think the rest just falls into place if you love what you are doing. Thank you so much for your lovely words on my blog and for help celebrate my one year blog anniversary. Before you know it we will be celebrating yours, too! Much luck to you in all of your creative adventures! Michelle :) I love this post! I think those thoughts of not feeling confidence and being unsure and scared never go away. I’ve been creating my line and marketing it for 5 years and I still am not sure I am doing the right thing until I sit down and start creating and feel those feelings of joy that we get as artists. Keep doing what you are doing and loving it and that’s pretty much all you need. I think the rest just falls into place if you love what you are doing.

Thank you so much for your lovely words on my blog and for help celebrate my one year blog anniversary. Before you know it we will be celebrating yours, too!

Much luck to you in all of your creative adventures!

Michelle :)

]]> By: linda http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-77 linda Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:30:07 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-77 Thanks so much for visiting my blog and commenting so wholeheartedly! I've always thought it was strange that most people think emotion and sensitivity are weaknesses. I can't help but feel what I feel and thankfully through this blog I can talk about it openly, especially in regards to my journey in art and creativity. Thank you for your support! I'll definitely keep at it and do a little dance along the way as well :P Thanks so much for visiting my blog and commenting so wholeheartedly! I’ve always thought it was strange that most people think emotion and sensitivity are weaknesses. I can’t help but feel what I feel and thankfully through this blog I can talk about it openly, especially in regards to my journey in art and creativity. Thank you for your support! I’ll definitely keep at it and do a little dance along the way as well :P

]]> By: vanessa newton http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-76 vanessa newton Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:35:39 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-76 wow. I just finished reading your very open and candid post. I could feel you with each and every word. It's said that, "Artist are strange people." I don't believe we are so strange as we feel so deeply about things. We think about things alot. I'm always thinking. If not careful I will get over into what I call, " Self Abuse." That's when I become so hard on myself that no one can encourage me. I haven't had this in a while. I think your work is beautiful. When I came over and saw all the beautiful colors they made me happy. You my sister are to hard on you. You have been given such a marvelous gift for illustration, design and color that is not to measured by what you see or don't see in others. You are different and special and that is all that you need to think about. No, not everyone is going to like what we do, but in the year in a half that I have been doing my blog, I will say Linda, that I have had one person say something that was negative. Just one. What she said didn't hurt me because I didn't give her words power over me. She had a right to her opinion and though she left it on my blog, I didn't let it stop me. The fun part was all the other bloggers saw who it was and boy did they tear into her he he he he!!! I think that you are a fantastic artist, illustrator and designer. You are doing what's in your heart to do. Has long as you are proud of it show it off and dance while you are doing it. There are more that are for you then against you! I want to thank you for stopping by little blog to leave a comment. I wish the very, very, best! You are well on your way Linda! V wow. I just finished reading your very open and candid post. I could feel you with each and every word. It’s said that, “Artist are strange people.” I don’t believe we are so strange as we feel so deeply about things. We think about things alot. I’m always thinking. If not careful I will get over into what I call, ” Self Abuse.” That’s when I become so hard on myself that no one can encourage me. I haven’t had this in a while. I think your work is beautiful. When I came over and saw all the beautiful colors they made me happy. You my sister are to hard on you. You have been given such a marvelous gift for illustration, design and color that is not to measured by what you see or don’t see in others. You are different and special and that is all that you need to think about. No, not everyone is going to like what we do, but in the year in a half that I have been doing my blog, I will say Linda, that I have had one person say something that was negative. Just one. What she said didn’t hurt me because I didn’t give her words power over me. She had a right to her opinion and though she left it on my blog, I didn’t let it stop me. The fun part was all the other bloggers saw who it was and boy did they tear into her he he he he!!! I think that you are a fantastic artist, illustrator and designer. You are doing what’s in your heart to do. Has long as you are proud of it show it off and dance while you are doing it. There are more that are for you then against you! I want to thank you for stopping by little blog to leave a comment. I wish the very, very, best! You are well on your way Linda!
V

]]> By: linda http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-75 linda Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:26:44 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-75 Thanks so much for your thoughts and kind encouragement! It's nice to know I'm not alone and that there isn't only one way of being an artist - or however you want to call it! Thanks so much for your thoughts and kind encouragement! It’s nice to know I’m not alone and that there isn’t only one way of being an artist – or however you want to call it!

]]> By: Heather http://www.tortagialla.com/2009/09/03/do-your-happy-dance/#comment-74 Heather Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:06:05 +0000 http://www.tortagialla.com/?p=113#comment-74 I can relate so much to what you have said...I had very similar feelings when I first put my work out there for the world to see. After awhile I came to realize that an artist is not a profession, it's a state of being. It's in your soul. Even if you never show your work to anyone, and no matter how "good" it is, as long as it comes from your heart and you love it, then you're an artist...Keep on dancing! xoxo I can relate so much to what you have said…I had very similar feelings when I first put my work out there for the world to see. After awhile I came to realize that an artist is not a profession, it’s a state of being. It’s in your soul. Even if you never show your work to anyone, and no matter how “good” it is, as long as it comes from your heart and you love it, then you’re an artist…Keep on dancing!

xoxo

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