Does my child have what it takes to be an artist?

I get this question hundreds of times a year. The truth is maybe!? Skill in art requires patience, mindfulness, and the willingness to grow through failure.
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Too often I talk to parents that harshly speak about their child as a fixed object with skill or “they just don’t have “it”“. Now I think we have all at one point met someone skilled with little effort in art, sports etc. but the truth is over the years it isn’t the kids who come in with skill that have grown the most, it is the kids who struggle and fail but never give up it is the little ones who fight through the tears and won’t stop that are the ones who have at times out paced those students who walked in with “it”

Always remember, your little ones can cultivate skill in anything over time, grow from failure, and build success just as many of us have in our professional lives.

Stay creative !!!