I love everything about this, especially the ‘picking a medium’ topic, we don’t have to choose anything. We can be everything and anything all at once.
i watched this on the subway omw home from my 9-5 job that’s been making me feel pretty dead inside lately. it stirred up a lot of emotions and memories of past creative endeavors that i let die because of my fear of failure. i even cried a little on the train ngl lol… but your video reignited my creative fire and motivated me to restart a project i started years ago. so just want to say thank you nae, and keep creating🤍
when you said that it's okay to look at your art and realize that it still misses that special spark and that that doesn't mean you are not worthless as an artist, it really moved me. I struggle with that sometimes about my photography and even my painting, but I now see that it's a journey, and that I just need to keep searching and educating myself and trying, in order to improve
What a wonderful video... What you said that "We become artists because we have good taste and we suffer because we have good taste" took so much burden from me. And about that one medium... I suffered my whole life because of that. I know now that those who can't do many things will try to keep you back and ask you to be limited. I flourish by doing many things. This is how I was made. I must tell you that your video helped me realize what I need to do next. Thank you so much. 🙏🌺
I was watching her video and it reminded me of your video. I was just thinking about revisiting your videos after this and was quite surprised to see your comment as the first one here. ❤❤
Sadly a lot of us don’t come from an environment where you can chase your dreams, not even sure we still dream honestly. When money is a problem from an early age or if you have to get out ASAP of a toxic and abusive environment you don’t have that luxury
I use to think this as well... still something my mind likes to wander too and remind me I "should" give up. Ive learned coming from that background can make you a better artist, your art is a reflection of your life, most of us are tired of seeing the art that has come from linear growth artists.
@@YoyoadventureI don't agree at all, my dad grew up with 4 brothers, no dad, and a mum in a wheelchair in poverty and still achieved his dream. You can still do what you want if you desire it enough and just do it.
Let's begin with that this video is a MASTERPIECE by itself, on top of that it came at the right moment for me. I've been struggling to grasp my place in the art/creative world plus balancing that with my degree which I am on the verge of dropping has been hectic. Now, I'm coming to a realization that what I thought of uni life is nowhere to be true nor is the path of becoming an artist. Life, yourself, and everything can change abruptly without you even noticing and you from yesterday could be an old version of you of today. Anyway, I feel that seeing this video is like a magic pill that will make me wake up to a better tomorrow, all thanks to you Nae. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
A year ago I regained passion for writing and since then I've been trying to build a vision for my future, university and all, questioning if it's the right path for me, being afraid of wasting my youth... You kinda helped me realize that I'm looking at everything from a very fixed point of view. I think I should stop seeing life in months and years and instead focus on moments and feelings, cause that's what matters. As long as our focus is doing what we love surrounded by people we love, I don't think any of us can really set ourselves up for a bad life.
I went to art school and I’m afraid it’s killed my passion. I enjoy working in my sketchbook but I’m afraid to make a big final piece. I really would love to find the passion again. I just feel like I can’t show what I want to show in my work. But then again when I try to explain with words I can’t, maybe the only way for me to communicate is through making art that makes me and others feel.
aww so sorry to hear that ❤🩹 i hope you can find the joy in creating again soon and make things that make you feel good. it's important to remember to be patient with ourselves, sending much love and a big hug!
"Focus more on the process, than the outcome" is such good advice. I am really struggling with what kind of art I want to make, I just want to be free and create whatever I feel like creating. But I have to pay my rent and I want to be able to have time for friends and health (going to the gym etc.) - There are only so many hours in a day and that really scares me, like I will never get to my goal of being able to live off of all that I do (acting/writing/content creating/singing). I am afraid that like you said... if you do it all, all your energy will be spread across these different things, but if you focus on one medium, then you can become really good at it. Luckily, my art mediums are pretty close to each other and intertwine, but thinking about it all just makes me so stressed. Anyway, thank you so much for this video! You inspire me!
Hey Nae, I really dig how you're open about sharing your failure story, aka a stepping stone to growing and owning the future! More people should totally talk about this so young artists can take risks without feeling failure's a downer. I mean, I'd have never guessed you went through tough times, 'cause on the surface, you're totally nailing everything you're up to. Bet lots of artists will totally get where you're coming from and find comfort knowing they're not alone in the struggle.
Thank you i appreciate that!! I have learned so much from my fellow artists sharing their challenges and journeys, we can all uplift each other. Sending much love
I'm not even lying please instantly after watching you be you made me so happy and proud of who've become. Nae I don't know who you are i just discovered you today and instantly fell in love with both you and your artwork! I'm obsessed with your energy it's too beautiful Just keep going and remember you're so worthy and deserving of amazing things this life has to offer
Nobody will ever know how much i needed this in this excact phase of my life.Thank you so much for this video i'm gonna come back and rewatch it whenever i feel stuck again, your words are so true and so inspiring
thank you so much for this video, Nae. plenty of warm, wise words have been said here which calmed me down a lot and reminded me it is okay (great, even) to explore, persist and simply... enjoy. I hope you have a good, tranquil and fruitful week! :)
exceptional video! thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and learnings. i can relate to your pain of becoming an "artist", launching a product and selling. at this point i have about 4 failed business ideas behind me, but each of them has been a steep learning curve that helped me clarify my next venture. something that have stuck with me is that sometimes we don't need to burn the "unsuccessful" venture to the ground, we just need to pivot and make shift, often very small. a newfound perspective can put it all in a different light. i hope you won't give up on your dreams ever and may you find the strength to always get back up. that's true art.
wow thank you so much for sharing 🫶 and yes i absolutely agree on the point about pivoting and making small shifts!! i hope you won't ever give up on your dreams too, sending much love ❤❤
i‘ve been feeling too anxious lately and having troubles falling asleep, so i watch your videos and your words really calm me down, they are exactly what i need to hear. soothing and inspiring. thank you for sharing this !! you are my comfort blogger and i wish you all the best
"I'm a complex multi-facet human who will present themselves as such" really hits as someone who enjoys shooting photography, drawing and designing but struggles with the business side of choosing a niche.
9:35 I’ve been feeling stuck in this phase for so long, and I’m currently growing out of it. It’s definitely hard not to compare your own beginner work to the great art that moves you. But you’ll get there, keep practicing. I see so much of myself and my own thought process in this video. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the comfort that your words bring! I have been forever wanting to write and publish a novel but feel daunted by the seeming enormity of the task. I do freelance writing for companies (which I love) but I always feel burnt out and unmotivated when it comes to my personal projects. I've been carrying around this outline for a novel for months, but have not been able to write more than a page. I am still so much wanting to see where my idea will go, but it is difficult to start. Thank you for sharing your experience! It can be hard to share your own struggles, but it is wonderfully comforting to know that our personal lives are not so singular and isolating as we have come to think.
Thank you for your words 💖 I hope you find it in you soon to keep working at it, yet it's also important to remember that these things can't be forced :) Sending much love!
Awww Nae 🥹🧡🌱✨🫶🏻 so much love to you 🙏🏼!! Such a realistic & inspiring video 🥹 I‘ll never forget when I was in doubt of doing or not doing the photoshoot in Berlin and then you encouraged me to bring my ideas to life 🥹📷 Can’t express how much it meant to me 🫶🏻 Thank you for the push and soo much more!! Ily🙏🏼✨
idk what I just stumbled into but I was so tired today of being stuck in an algorithm loop and started searching new topics close to my heart that I never watch videos on and this video came up. I could not be happier with how I just spent my last 16 minutes and 47 seconds, i feel so understood that I'm emotional, I have this creative flame inside of me that I've been chasing but there's so much that feels like it gets in the way, until you realize... it's you, you're in your own way. The ways in which this world operates is not friendly to the idea of an artist knowing their potential. Who are you if you follow your flame? The biggest hurdle for an artist I think is making this jump, succumbing to the fire and letting it drive you, taken from the safety of what you know about this life and diving into waters that people deter you from entering. Your video style is so personal, I admire it. Within 16 minutes I can see this video is made by someone that has their own vision, fuck i love that feeling. glad this video found me 😭
your words on being stuck with constricting yourself to one medium, confining yourself to one box really stuck w me. I have struggled so much with trying to be digestible for an audience, but I’ve always known I am more than that. Thank you for your words and advice.
Love this video! So relatable. As a creative Not being so attached to the outcome and learning to love the process is so hard but so necessary. I’m on that journey now and your video just inspired me to keep going! Much love❤️
OMG this video was so good ✨ It is pretty honest, that you tell your story of thinking about big plans and money and time investments and then actually selling two prints. A lot of people, especially online, tell stories like: "Oh I thought no one would look at it, but then it got so big..." People I know, which are rather successful with creative work, told me some stories, where they worked so hard for stuff what in the end failed and they reattempted multiple times and then finally succeeded. It is super important to being open to mistakes, although it can be painful. You also mentioned some other super interesting points, which I experienced myself like - moving from being outcome driven to being more process driven - everything creative you make goes to your own filter - first not dreaming about to actually realizing ideas Thanks was pretty cool to hear someone with a similar thought process
I started drawing from a really young age, and people would always say that I was talented and that when I grew up I would become a drawing artist. I like drawing. In my 10s I started enjoying writing, I started writing my feelings down as poems, I fell in love with it. One or two years later, I got into science and, because I did so, I thought that art with science didn't go together, so what I did was neglect art, writing, drawing. Science interest didn't last long, art came back and in my 12s I started lyric writing. I really got into it. When I got into teenage I was into all forms of art, it was confusing. Now, still in teenage, I'm into music making, song writing. I have dreams about it. And seeing videos like this is such an asset... thank you Nae!
This is my comfort video, thanks for making it 💖 I rewatch it everytime, hoping that one day my dream will also come to reality and maybe will make a similar video that can go on to be other's comfort vid!
This was so inspiring, being in a creative rut! Everything you said resonated on a deep level. Thank you so much for sharing so much of your life with us ❤
watching this has been such a divine appointment in my life. THANK YOU. truly thank you for sharing his season of your life so beautifully. i feel like this helped me open a door that i’ve kept shut for awhile. thank you
Nae, your video reached me here in Manila. Thank you for your vulnerability and the show of strength. May your creative pursuits bring you wondrous wisdom. Life is too short to spend our lives under single file labels. Thank you for reminding me we can all be everything at once.
This is the first video of yours I've come by and ohhh what a joy to have found myself here. You have such a gentleness to you and that's something I've specifically this week felt.... to be more gentle on myself through my journey of heART! Thank you!
As an artist as well, my dream has always been making my own manga. As an American, people here don’t even know what manga is most of the time which always seemed to discourage me. I’ve created my own story and I’ve had it ever since I was younger. It’s my dream to move to Japan and make this dream a reality. With this video, it shows me and many others that it’s possible. Thank you.
omg, to say I love your content is an understatement! The "trust your ideas" section really resonates with me. As someone who is new to sharing my thoughts and ideas so publicly, your videos have really helped inspired me to film, edit and publish more. So glad the algorithm have found your channel for me! Thank you so much for sharing your journey so organically and courageously! 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😊😊😊😃😃😃
Great video! I took my first step 2.5 years ago when I fully commited to practicing my art fundamentals to transition from my software developer job to a full time artist. Here I am taking my first steps. Can relate a lot to this video. Iti is never too late folks!
hi nae. i don't usually comment on your videos. as someone who is more in touch with other disciplines like science i feel like an outsider to this artistic world. the truth is that despite not understanding many of the processes you have been going through since i follow you i have been really impressed by your resilience and effort. that you are leading yourself on this path shows how brave and confident you are. At some point I wished you could see what I was seeing in you, so I feel so graftul for you that you actually see things in perspective and acknowleging all the good things this journey is providing you
This is such a moving comment! It inspires me even :) Thank you! & just because you're here watching this video already means you're in the artistic world now too ;)
this video appeared to me just in time. and everything about it is just beautiful. I couldn't help but pause a lot of times to look at your sketchbooks pages or to observe these breathtaking nature views. this is the first time I'm seeing you but I love you and your life. thank you for being yourself 🧡
you're so pretty and listening to you feels like a hug, thank you so much for this video, it gave me a beautiful catarsis because it's so real and human, thank you again, hoping the best for you
this video has completely changed the way I see things, it was so inspirational, made me think about the person I’m and the one I will be if I keep pursuing my goal, thank you, really thank you
nae, I love your energy 🤍 thank you for creating, thank you for putting yourself out there, it has helped me more than once (and I'm not even in the creative field). it's just something about you that feels soothing to my soul. thank you 🤍
Regarding choosing a medium - I sense a multitude of dreams within me, making it challenging to settle on just one. However, I've made the decision to focus on a single medium until I achieve success with it. This way, I avoid constantly switching between different things while still having the flexibility to explore other artistic pursuits. For my initial choice, I settled on charcoal, stumbled upon it unexpectedly, and am thoroughly enjoying the experience. But I definitely want to do colored work also in the future.
This video...WOW. Wisdom. Thank you for taking the time to put together these videos that are so inspiring and so gentle in a world that is so tough right now.
hello nae ! this video is beautifully done and very inspiring 🍓🌼 i've been following you for quite a long time, i remember all these old videos. i think yours and jusuf's youtube channel are the only one that kept producing content and evolving through the years and the one i keep supporting to this day. i appreciate the effort and love you put in your work and the way you create and talk about creativity here. as a creative, your content and words are very much heard and appreciated
wow thank you for being here for such a long time and still to this day 🥹❤ i appreciate all the love and support and wish you the best on your own creative journey!!
Thank you so much for this video Nae! 😭😭 As a creative, I can relate 🥺 Now, I’m not just creating, but expanding my knowledge in business ☺️ I recently had my first pop-up! I earned so much thanks to those experiences 🥳🥳 If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal!! 🎯 and learn to embrace failures 🧘🏻♀️💘
Thank you so much for this lovely comment 🥹 agh that's so amazing and absolutely right, "if the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal!!" 💘 much love to you
Thank you for this video, I am watching this while going to my 9-5 and realizing that I am no longer growing in this corporate world and ready for change, going to focus my energy into making RU-vid quality video and improve, I appreciate your wisdom
I've been subscribed to you since I was 15 I think, I am now making 20 years old. You've grown so beautifully, I'm so proud of you!! keep going, sending lots of love and support :)
I needed this a lot. You hit so many points that resolved some issues I was having with creating and being a creator and I thank you so much for sharing!!
Not even 1 min into the video and I've never felt more glad I decided to click on a random recommendation. You're absolutely lovely and everything I want to be ^-^
Four years of chasing dreams what a journey! Your post reflects the perseverance celebrated by my life coach, Lisa Haisha, during her Philippines retreat. Both your experience and Lisa's wisdom inspire my pursuit of dreams and personal growth.
this was so inspiringggg thank u for sharing ur wisdom, im 18, just graduated, unsure of everything yet confident my creative journey will guide me through it!! totally love the concept of trying new art things as “doing research” !!! I’m not slacking busy researching myself fr
This is the first video of yours I’ve ever seen and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing this! Thank you, really needed to hear those things and see life from your perspective 😊
Wow this was incredible to watch it gave me that feeling you get right out of high school that you do anything and everything as long as your are open to it. The way you see the world is inspiring please keep creating!
oh i just love this... i am currently going to pursue ceramics after quitting my architecture job and i wanna let go and allow to grow organically. thank you for sharing your journey
just stumbled across you & this video & GOSH this was exactly what my soul needed right now! This was freakin' inspirational for me, thanks sweetheart!
Hello, I really love your content and have been watching for a long time, but I can't even start to explain how much this video means to me in a time where I don't believe in this future version that doesn't exist yet and struggle to find "my people" Also, this Nae filter you mentioned is also something deeply inspiring! the way you view the world and the way you interact with It is something I truly can't thank you enough for sharing with the world! Please never stop and always believe in the vision you have! As a fun story, when I started watching your content- I mostly got to know Berlin and Switzerland through your lens and at first, because I didn't see Berlin much outside of your lens, I thought that I loved Berlin so much, and the vibe it had was something I really felt touched and inspired by But the more I've been seeing Berlin and your channel throughout the years, the more I realized that what I felt deeply inspired by and touched by was (is) you and your way to see this world , which for that moment happened to be Berlin. Much love and have a great week!
woow thank you for your wonderful words, feeling all the love 🥺❤ wishing you the absolute best on your journey, there are so many great things to come!! sending a big big hug
