SEC-S11W6- Share/Develop your creativity (DIY)

Hello fam, I came upon this week's challenge and I was so touched seeing how most of my life is characterized by this phenomenon. Following the guidelines, I will be taking you through my journey as a DIY amateur.....

What do you understand by DIY, state what you can be able to do yourself and explain them briefly

To my little understanding, DIY means 'Do It Yourself'. I have been acquainted with the term for about half a decade now and have constantly engaging in activities I learnt at the spot. The only sad thing is I don't take pictures of them because most of the time I am with my brothers and we end up talking about interesting stuffs that we almost don't suspect time slipping by. however, for those of which I have pictures, I attached them. So far I have been able to;

• fix the broken electrical appliances in the house,

• put together certain broken or worn out furniture,

• fix the busted and faulty pipes in my home,

• learn the arts to an average level,

• play the piano and violin to a little above average level too

• write professional essays, books and poetry,

• practice cooking pretty well,

• mend my torn shoes and sandals.

How do you feel after you have made anything by yourself and what do you use those things you have made for?

Mostly when I draw or learn a new skill or finish learning a new piece, it refreshes my mind and takes me back to that time when I was a kid and had no care in the world. It is almost as though I find my Eutopia.

Really do it yourself now. Show the materials you used, the process and the final look of what you have made.

Two of the courses I found interesting in my final year was the study of 20th Century Compositional Techniques and 20th Century History of Western Classical Music. I scored the highest in those courses because I had a fore knowledge that music is not independent of the arts or theatre or anything even. So I read up everything I could find from the century. It was there I stumbled on Pointillism. I first came across this form of art personally in 2019 but only considered it for the first time last year. So I thought making something of such delicacy that I learnt without a tutor or guiding video would prove that the only limit to your ability is that which you've set yourself.

For this beautiful piece I used a black Vista DOLLAR pen 0.7mm in width, an old (about three decade old) paper because of the delicate texture, and my Smartphone camera for capture.

Here is a step by step guidelines....

What's your Advice to those who are finding it difficult to take part in anything DIY?

As the popular saying goes; "Rome was not built in a day" you can't expect to build anything worthwhile if you don't grow it. You might think you don't have the natural means to comprehend what it is you are trying to learn but experience has taught me that nothing is far-fetched if you put you mind to it. You just need to build that habit of Consistency and you are good to go.

Here is me saying goodbye.......

I invite @giovanni0, @ezun1 and @tosin5 to come participate in this beautiful piece.