My proudest moment in grade 11 was when I completed the first project in A.P 11 which was creating medium experiments. Given the object, safety pins, I had to produce more than 50 pieces in five weeks. At first time, I was afraid of doing 50 pieces while considering compositions and exploring my own techniques with various mediums. My first ten pieces were of inferior quality and substandardized; as a result I got a C on those pieces and attached them into the back of my sketchbook. Also, looking at other students’ sophisticated works put me down. Frustrated, I did not even want to start the next ten pieces using the graphite medium. By that time, I started the first one of the ten pieces, it was two days before I had to hand them in. I was in a panic. However, I realized that they were deemed essential and thought it could be a new start to accomplishing the next 40 pieces.
Grinding graphite sticks, mixing it with oil, and painting with water were the methods I used to develop drawing safety pins. Always, the start is uphill, but after passing that point, the next step becomes easier. Doing them one by one, eventually, I finished creating 15 pieces in total using graphite. Since then, I could plunge myself to do the other 40 pieces that I was required to make.
I chose this moment as the thrilling moment. As I went into grade 11, I was fretting about be burdened with being assigned many projects at once. This first project awakened me to remind myself that the one who is damaged from abandonment is oneself. It was my choice to finish this project with my own satisfaction; no one scolded me but myself. I think it is significant to realize one's own faults and try to overcome them. Therefore, this moment made me figure out the importance of learning and challenging myself.
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