Parental influences?
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- uncle_helv
Do you think the reason you have become a designer, photographer, artist...etc is because you have a creative background, are/were your parents any of the above?
- Ohood0
Neighter of my parents are particularly creative.
My grand father was a keen photographer though, and he was pretty good.
I guess that backs up the talent skipping a generation thing. Assuming I am what would be concidered talented or whatever.
- the-saint0
well my dad was a butcher then an undertaker and my mums a teacher.
although my great unkle was a good landscape painter.
possible connection
- save0
no.........my parents are not creative and they don't really understand what it is I do. They know its something to do with computers.....
- the-saint0
save I can relate to that.
do your family ask you "hows the art work going"
I always get asked to do paintings because I did Alevel Art.
- BeachBoy0
Both parents are techers and I'm a Recruitment consultant - no connection.
My father keeps telling me to get a proper job. Think he's got a point to be fair
- save0
Everyone thinks I draw all day on the computer...............if only!
- rasko40
nah, my ma's a nurse and pops a teacher.. ma does a bit of painting and is quite creative in a crafty sense but they dont really know what I'm talking about...
one of my sisters is a designer aswell..
- BeachBoy0
my sister has the artistic/creative talent though, she's an industrial designer.
My parents are far more interested in her career than mine, but i'm not bitter....honest I'm not, really, it doesn't bother me! Stop picking on me
- nde4k0
mum - teacher (some degree of understanding)
dad - accountant (not a prayer)
my aunt was talented though!?
yeah ...can relate to the 'hows the artwork going' question.
- yott0
must be some connection between teaching and design...
my mom's a teacher too btw...
- save0
rasko4 is your sister fit? :P
- rasko40
haha.. I'd do her..no wait.. thats not... officer I.. theres been some misunderstanding.. its not how it.. o..
- moxiedog0
BeachBoy... I'm surprised you're a recruitment consultant. Simply becase I thought people that went on NT were designers mostly, or developers etc. How did u find out about it?
- save0
hahaha
- Ell0
My parents aren't creative.
the 'Hows the artwork going' question.
Not as bad as when people find out i'm an illustrator and want me to draw a charcacature of their mum/dad/friend etc or cartoon of their dog.
C**ts!
- Ohood0
To add to the teacher/design bit, my mother is a Teaching Assistant, and was a Child Minder before that, so maybe it's linked to education in some way...
Or not.
My brother is a reasonably talented musician, noone in our family has displayed this ability before. I think he is adopted.
- moxiedog0
back on the teacher thing... my mum is too (fitness instuctor). Dad's a musician.
- BeachBoy0
moxiedog - through my housemate who is...erm...a designer, developer...erm what do you do nick?
I work in the media sector as well, so I get to meet lots of designers and developers and artists and the like
Occasionally I get relevant jobs that I post on here
- moxiedog0
ah, I see! Cool
- nde4k0
I paint and work a shitty job to pay the rent, considering going back to college, mega dollars though.