Purpose: college internship reflection essay assignment
"I am ready to begin" Jean Luc, the gallery owner, looked up from his paperwork and pointed to a chair in front of him.
Jean Luc delivered his questions to me with building momentum, eyeing my resume from time to time. I continued to reply with confidence, keeping my shoulders erect and hiding my shaking fingers in my blazer pockets. I secured the position shortly after the interview.
As my internship grew from days to weeks, I seriously considered a creative career. I used to see myself having whatever job paid the bills after graduation, but I felt too alive during exhibition opening nights to keep that vision.
From reading press releases, exploring a myriad of styles and mediums, and assisting artists with installations of their work, I developed a better understanding of the creation process. It begins with inspiration and ideas. Some of those ideas evolve into works in progress. Sometimes they are discarded and sometimes they blossom into finished pieces. Pieces that can touch your soul, confuse you, bore you, anger you, or please your eyes.
I still remember a painting that touched my soul. It was what struggling looks like on the inside of a person. I had dinner with this artist after his opening show at the gallery.
If I can touch a person with my own creations, then I have done exactly what I was meant to do in my life.
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