I am so impressed by how this guy embraces limitations. All too often I can make excuses for why this or that can't work, but really the best things come from when we take what we have and work with it. One of the things I learned from my parents that I will always treasure is the ability to look at what we have - either what food is in the pantry, what materials are in the shop, or whatever - and make something from it. It isn't always necessary, nor desirable to head to the store for every project. Instead, the best projects are the ones that start from some limitation.
I really liked this video! Can I start by pointing out that it seemed weird to me that the audience laughed when he showed his art? I was baffled and awestruck and the audience was laughing. Awkward. Anyway, I loved how he said he was paralyzed by what he never had before. I've found myself in that boat too. Freshmen year of entertainment speaking, Mrs. D sort of forced me to figure it out for VA's. (yes she helped, but after the first few boards I was on my own.) I remember her laughing at me struggling with the hot glue gun. Obviously I haven't learned how to hot glue much since then. Anyway, my next year in speech I had two coaches that wanted to help a lot and then I didn't know what to write or how to do VA's for it or anything. I also thought is perspective of thinking inside the box is crucial. You have to know your limits, but not be defeated by them. Later in the video when he said he got fifty cups from Starbucks, I was really surprised because I wouldn't have thought that a corporation like Starbucks would be so generous. But, the art he created with the cups and with everything else was AWESOME. The candle one was one of my favorites. He is a GENIUS. The goodbye art was neat too. All in all, this guy was awesome, smart, and relatable. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEmbrace the shake. Seize the limitation. I found it inspiring that he could find the good in his situation, despite the challenges, and the odds. He could have gave up forever, but he didn’t he did not do art for three years, but when he returned, he did so “guns a blazing” and chose the use his situation to his advantage.
ReplyDeleteHe embraced his shake. I love how he used his shake to make his own art. I think we have a lot of teachers here that have taught us to think, outside of the box and be creative. You and Mr. Alexander are examples of this. You both think of things I would have never thought of. This is what he did with his limitation. He got creative with it. This inspires to me to always be creative in any situation. Oh! Trevin. This video, is Trevin. He always works with what he’s got, or what he doesn’t have. Trevin comes across many limitations because well, it’s Trevin. But he always tries to make the best of every situation. Every piece of this man’s art was, truly amazing and creative. He truly has done some incredible with his limitations. How did he ever think of goodbye art?! The food, the matches, the candles. Moral of the story, don’t just give up when something knocks you down. Be creative and transform the situation. I’m going to tell Trevin to watch this.
ReplyDeleteHe took what he had and he made the most of it, he took what ailed him, and made it a cure, we sometimes can't control the lot we get in life, but that doesn't matter, it matters if you embrace it and let it flow through you, if you become the vessel of your mind, you can do anything, you can embrace the shake.
ReplyDeleteThis video is so awesome. I absolutely loved watching it. I never would have thought of making a piece of art out of come candles and a video camera. My favorite piece of art was when he dipped his hand in paint and karate chopped his canvas. I was so surprised when he came home form the doctor and he had a permanent disability in his hand and how he over came it by embracing the shake!
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