We went for a long walk to Box Hill with my girlfriend and on our way back we began thinking that nature itself has its own pace... there's a reason why it is so perfect, it's because it takes its time!
This comes in with some of the things that have been happening to me lately, I've come to realize that everything comes in time, if you work for it of course.
Ever since I started studying Animation I have continuously been hearing and overhearing conversation from my peers and teachers on how hard this industry really is and that it is so shit and so dark, bla bla.... Well like everything in life you have to work for it.
Here why I come to this week; I have been trying to meet people from the industry or from other art backgrounds to nurture myself from their knowledge but I have found that not many are as motivated to do the same... I have this crazy idea where one day I could bring together artists from different backgrounds, network and help each other out, but it's a hard thing to do when people arent self motivated...This idea I have had it for the past 2 years or so and started to do it some time ago, I sent out an ad on gumtree.com and posted up a meeting date, created a blog, etc etc, people got excited!, but when the day arrived only 1 showed up! very disapointing and also was a bit of a downer on my side because it dis-motivated me. So decided to leave it a side and dedicate myself to one thing at a time, like I posted last week.
From all the people I met only one seemed interested on this whole networking idea and we've kept in contact ever since.
My mum is a very sociable person and met this cafe owner down the street, who had recently repainted his business and was working with an animator who designed all the wallpaper for him. She commented this to me and also told me that he was looking for an experienced barista but could only pay 10 bucks an hour, cash in hand...so with all my enthusiasm for hospitality, I offered myself, coz lets face it, being a student isnt the most profitable thing...
So met up with this guy at his coffee shop and offered me to come in and try out some barista skills. Came back two days later, and there was this animator of chinese background, but the owner wasnt there, so began chatting and we got along suprisingly well. She showed me a childrens project she has been working on and was looking for a partner to team up and continue it in Australia, I was speakless, it was great and motivated me to offer my assistence and collaboration (after all that was exactly what I wanted to do with my personal networking project, to network and collaborate).
We met up once more today and had a great chat over coffee, and decided to team up. She has her own studio in china and is getting some funding to kick start her business and this also triggered interest in me because she IS moving.
Got back home refreshed with new ideas and thinking that all the stuff I have been doing for the past years, looking for opportunities and working hard for it is paying off....now I am pumped up at the moment, so will have to see where this is going to go, but it did have an incredible postitive impact on me and something to look forward to.
The more you search for opportunities the more they will come closer to you.
A good friend of mine told me the other day that each artist has his own pace and time. I get frustrated looking at younger artists that have gain a hell of a lot more experience than me or have a great opportunity because they happen to know someone, but after what has been happening, I think there is a bigger plan for me than "knowing someone".
Every thing has been linked this week.
I am stressed out about my new animation which is due in november, but just how we agreed with Jenifer today; Hard Work Pays Off...
Ed.
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