When I think about art as frustrating, it’s not in the eye of the beholder. It’s more on a personal level for me as a creator. Generally, I find art is frustrating when you are working hard on it and it’s just not coming out right. I’ve discovered that instead of thinking of frustration as an indication of incompetence or failure, it’s actually a process of learning. It’s easy for me to feel like it is showing me that I can’t do it, but looking over my past frustrations and the results I achieved afterwards, I think it’s pretty safe to say that if frustration is used in a good way, it is very beneficial. I like to use frustration as a challenge to overcome my difficulties, but a dose of common sense is needed to keep things in perspective.

So if art is frustrating, take heart! Give yourself a big dose of patience and keep working. It’s the only way to get better.