Jackie_artist talk

Matt Sheridan's artist talk was very informative and interesting. What I got out of it was that the biggest thing is to believe in yourself and to never give up. He has done so many different things since he has graduated. He has created pretty much every form of art, and has experimented with many different mediums. I think an important thing to remember is that you may not always be completely confident in something you do, and you may think that certain goals may be impossible to reach, but other people might be completely inspired by your work, and you could end up getting recognized for it. You just need to believe in yourself, and believe that someone in the world is going to be inspired by your work somehow. This is personally what I need to work on.

It is also interesting that he has had so many jobs already. When he got sick of one, he would always find another. I think this is inspiring, because I have been worried about what exactly I want to do. But it takes a while to figure that out, and it also takes trial and error. You don't have to be set to doing one job the rest of your life. It is better to quit, and find something that makes you happy, than to stay at the job that makes you miserable. Plus, I think the more experience you have, the more well rounded you can become as an artist.