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drawing and gaslighting
Oct. 19th, 2017 07:57 am I need to get some new icons. All the ones I have here are for fandoms I haven't been part of in a long time. I think I might make some from my own drawings.
Ah yes, drawing! I am excited to say that I'm finally learning to draw. I've been telling my math students that they can't say they are bad at math. Instead they can say, "Math is a challenge." It's all about a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. With a fixed mindset they can't do anything about their math abilities. In a growth mindset they realize it comes down to the work they put into the subject. I realized that if I am telling them this, I need to also do the same in the areas where I have a fixed mindset. How often have I said that I can't draw? Too often! And yet, it turns out I've just not worked much on drawing. I always found the idea overwhelming.
So the last two years I've set my mind to seeing what artists see and trying to make what I draw look like what I meant to draw. It's slowly working. I'm definitely not great and my learning curve is taking longer than average, but slowly I think I'm starting to figure this out. I'd say I've gone from preschool level to about 2nd grade level in those 2 years. It may be sad, but I am proud of my progress!
As for fan updates: Nothing I'm a fan of is really updating except My Little Pony so not much to update. I want my Steven Universe!
As for My Little Pony, I have another rant of a moral the show completely got wrong! Once again, the text below will assume you do not watch the show.
( gaslighting and poisoning, this is a kids show right? )On a side note, my kids are convinced Rainbow is a boy and it's really hard for me to remember she is a girl and her preferred pronoun is "she" and not "he". So every time I write this, I have to go back and change all my "he's" to "she's".
Ah yes, drawing! I am excited to say that I'm finally learning to draw. I've been telling my math students that they can't say they are bad at math. Instead they can say, "Math is a challenge." It's all about a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. With a fixed mindset they can't do anything about their math abilities. In a growth mindset they realize it comes down to the work they put into the subject. I realized that if I am telling them this, I need to also do the same in the areas where I have a fixed mindset. How often have I said that I can't draw? Too often! And yet, it turns out I've just not worked much on drawing. I always found the idea overwhelming.
So the last two years I've set my mind to seeing what artists see and trying to make what I draw look like what I meant to draw. It's slowly working. I'm definitely not great and my learning curve is taking longer than average, but slowly I think I'm starting to figure this out. I'd say I've gone from preschool level to about 2nd grade level in those 2 years. It may be sad, but I am proud of my progress!
As for fan updates: Nothing I'm a fan of is really updating except My Little Pony so not much to update. I want my Steven Universe!
As for My Little Pony, I have another rant of a moral the show completely got wrong! Once again, the text below will assume you do not watch the show.
( gaslighting and poisoning, this is a kids show right? )On a side note, my kids are convinced Rainbow is a boy and it's really hard for me to remember she is a girl and her preferred pronoun is "she" and not "he". So every time I write this, I have to go back and change all my "he's" to "she's".
