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Get Uncomfortable BY CHRISTIN DAUBERT CREATING SOMETHING TYPICALLY REQUIRES YOU TO GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE PRETTY QUICKLY. Usually, you have to try something different or new. At least that is how it is for me. I find that when I decide to step out of my comfort zone (which is always way easier with art-related things than, say, other life things), I get a rush of adrenaline that pushes me further creatively. This was exactly the case when I decided to go to a local figure drawing class one evening at the coolest little spot in Aberdeen called Create Studio. I’d visited before because their owner curates some awesome vintage finds, and fills his space with local vendors (who also find awesome 34 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE April/May 2022
vintage finds). After purchasing a pair of Depression glass candlestick holders (seriously swoon worthy), I learned that there would be a live figure drawing class the following Monday night. It’s important to mention that I am not trained in the arts. I didn’t study art, besides the lecture-hall style art history in college. My style of art is abstract and messy, so the thought of sitting and drawing a live, nude human was intimidating. I’m fairly certain I told myself that I would practice some drawing techniques before the class, and I did no such thing. I was buzzing leading up to the event. (No, not literally buzzed.) Unlike the popular drinking-while-painting group events, this night
