The other day I went to school in flip flops and my friend went, “Seriously babe? This is not a market you know? RP is like a fashion show here!” I raised one of my eyebrows and I took a few seconds to digest what she said. I was already giggling at heart as she continued, “You’re so daring!” Though I didn’t quite understand what exactly she meant by that adjective. Definitely she was not referring to me going against the school rules. It’s more like looking very slacky than everybody else- That kind of daring.
Fashion plays a major role in my life but I don’t find it important to dress up for school. Although it is a boost of confidence, I believe that you don’t have to try so hard to consistently keep up to your friends’ standards. I’m not afraid of looking cheap in terms of the quality of clothes that I wear. I don’t feel demoralised when I look less beautiful than most girls in school. I don’t need to wear the trendiest clothes to impress my schoolmates so that they want to be friends. Because to me, dressing up is not about looking better than the rest and I don’t need to stand out to feel good about myself ;)
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Last Sunday I decided to spend my time with Hidayah (Click to go to her personal blog!) since my whole family was not free. We had been planning to go out together to practise our sketching outdoor so I thought it would be lovely to chill at one of my favourite places @ Boat quay. Furthermore the scenery there's just magnificent and the weather was so cooling. It's nice to have a friend with the similar interest, right? While some girls find it difficult as they tend to outshine each other, I'm not going to treat her like another competition. I'm going to do my part as a friend by supporting her until she gets to the place she wants to be. It's the least i can do.
Skater Dress, MNG | Bag, Local | Heels, New Look
I drew the shisha! Just the top of it because it's too huge to fit the whole A4. Shading needs a lot of improvement!
Hidayah's attempt for 3D shapes! It was a really good try.
I realised as I attempt to add more art to my life, more passion, more beauty, I butt heads with my perfectionist self. Whenever I draw, I kept thinking “it’s not good enough,” and I aim for the accurate lines and shades. (Fyi, I spent lot of hours to do this blog layout. I even calculated the dimensions of each box and how big my photos should be so that everything will be neat and aligned proportionately. lol) It opened my eyes when somebody told me- Perfectionism can be a stifling force, that stops you before you’ve even begun, stops you mid way when things are in that ‘not come together phase’ of creativity, and it can stop you from accepting that what you did today is still good, even if it’s not the best thing you’ve done. Perfectionism has no place in art. What we can do is create art that’s uniquely ours and perfect in its imperfection.
December is almost here already. Isn’t it mind boggling that 2011 is coming to an end? xx
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