Last night I watched an interesting documentary about a self-taught black sculptor. It said that he tried to buy a house in a prominent white neighborhood somewhere in Alabama and was rejected. Why? Because the neighbors complained since he was black, he would probably never keep a clean & trimmed yard. This served as his motivation and sent him on a quest to not only prove everyone wrong, but to prove that he could do a better job than anyone out there, all on his own.
He has won 10/14 annual county garden competitions and his yard gets a sizable number of visitors every year. Also, because of his garden, home values in his area have skyrocketted since he moved in to the neighborhood.
He reminded me of my own desire to someday become a skilled pottery maker & black smith. And pick up archery along the way as a sport. They offer courses for such trades at most colleges.
What would you like to learn/master?
