Friday Five!
OK so it's Saturday now but eh, whatever. Also hey what's up, first post in uhhh.... six months? Whoops.
Anyway this Friday Five has art as a theme so what's more perfect?
1. Do you make any kind of art or craft? Please share.
Whoo boy, let's see. I paint, draw, knit, embroider, sew, write (well, used to anyway), play the ukelele, I occassionally mess around with a tin whistle (Irish flute) and I dabble in photography. Whew! Oh and I used to make jewelry but there's only so much jewelry you can make before it's too much to wear.
2. Would you rather make art (paint, sing, play an instrument) or observe someone else’s art? Why?
Depends on the situation I guess? I mean, I'm an enthusiastic amateur but I know there are people who are way better at whatever I do, and I enjoy watching them perform. But if it was a case of "you absolutely HAVE to pick one", I'd go for making art myself.
3. If you could be really good at any creative endeavor, which would you choose to be really good at?
Probably painting? I do urban sketching, and seeing some other artists' work is, ugh, jealousy inducing. I would love to be able to just.... paint what I see.
The fun part is when we get together as a group and everybody gets jealous of everybody else. :p
4. Do you prefer recorded performances or live performances? Why?
Hmmm, live, I think. With recorded performances, you always get the very best, without any risk of mishaps (I've been to some operas where the main soprano couldn't *quite* reach the high notes and it was.... painful), but on the other hand nothing beats seeing a performer get absolutely lost into a performance.
5. Did you get any kind of art education in school?
I did! We had drawing and music (singing and introduction to instruments) lessons at elementary school and we even had the odd sewing/needlework lesson (at which I ironically sucked, haha). In high school, we had drawing/painting, handcraft (woodworking, pottery) and music lessons. After year 2 you had to choose between handcraft and music. I picked music because by then I had had 10 years of recorder and piano lessons and I wasn't very good at handcraft. Music lessons were fun because it was a small class (like 12 kids) so our teacher did fun things like make us sing Gregorian songs, and a "is this Mozart or Beethoven" test. He also recruited all of us for the school orchestra. :p
Oh, and I had an art history class, if that counts? Man, no wonder I ended up artsy. :p