{"id":219615,"date":"2023-10-05T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/?p=219615"},"modified":"2023-10-25T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:11:46","slug":"growing-into-the-craft-with-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupsespressocafe.com\/growing-into-the-craft-with-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing into the Craft with Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Michelle Davison was always interested in art, she never really considered herself an artist. But after connecting with the community at Cups, she was able to tap into her creative potential and gain confidence as a painter.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI consider myself a late bloomer. Growing up, I always had this interest in making things, but I never had the concept that I could actually be an artist. I had a roommate in college who was an art major, and I remember sitting and staring at her pictures on the wall thinking that’s so cool\u2013I wish I could do that!\u201d she said. \u201cI had the mindset that you are born with that talent, and I thought I had missed the ball game. But that just isn\u2019t true, and Cups really helped me realize that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her first public showing was at Cups in Clinton, and it gave her a glimpse into what life as a full-time artist would be like.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had three pieces that sold, and I felt validated, you know? Because I looked at one of the pieces and thought people are going to think this is so lame and boring because it was just a big white canvas with a leafy, you know, painting of a tree on it. But then somebody bought it, and I realized that if I like it then other people are probably going to see the beauty in it too,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t