4 Signs Your Creative Hobby Is Actually Your True Calling – The Art of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter spent ten years fighting to be taken seriously as a scientist. Meanwhile, the illustrated letters she wrote to children just for fun became The Tale of Peter Rabbit, one of the best-selling children's books of all time, with forty-five million copies sold. Most of us have a creative pastime we love and dismiss it as "just a hobby" while all our ambition goes into our “real” careers. This video is about what can happen when you finally take that hobby seriously. In this video, we go through four signs to find out whether the hobby you keep dismissing might actually be your true calling – and where that hobby can take you. It's a question for anyone who wants to create: what would you make even if nobody asked for it, and what could happen if you took it seriously? ArtWithCarolin is for creative people looking for inspiration for their own work. Here we explore how great artists nurtured their creative life and what you can take from it for your creativity. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – 1: What You Make When Nobody's Asking 03:19 – 2: Where Your Ambition Goes Instead – and Why 05:49 – 3: Why It Isn't "Just a Hobby" 07:52 – 4: How to Take Your Hobby Seriously 09:49 – Where a Hobby Can Take You #BeatrixPotter #creativity #PeterRabbit #TheTaleofPeterRabbit #arthistory #creativehobby #NationalTrust View other videos like this one:    • Where Creativity Comes From   Artwork and Image Credits (including works used during research and production): https://www.artwithcarolin.com/artwor... Contact: info@artwithcarolin.com Carolin Ngo Postproduction: Pierce Vaughn https://www.piercevaughn.com Editor: Rosella M. Vaughn The rights of copyright holders and artists along with institutions and collections are of the utmost importance to me. I’ve done my absolute best to track down and credit all rightful owners. But if, despite my best efforts, you feel your contribution has been unintentionally left out or is credited incorrectly, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’d be happy to make it right.