Blog9: My Mentor

I have met a lot of great and inspiring people in my life, but I have never really met any mentor yet. If I have to pick someone who has played an influential role in my life, I would not hesitate to pick my mother. She is my motivation, inspiration, and the reason why I am into design and art. My mother was a painter herself (she does not really draw anymore). When I was a child, I always saw her drawing and that is how I started drawing and getting into art. My mother and me used to draw together and it was always fun.

She used to want to be an artist but because of no family support, financially and emotionally, she could not even be able to go to college to study art. Because of that, she was so happy when I got into university for design. One of the reasons I want to be successful as a designer is because of my mother, and that is actually my big inspiration. Whenever I get a hard time and feel frustrated I think about my mother. It reminds me of how much support I get from her and how lucky I am.

Since I came to Canada, I cant spend time with her much but she still gives me good advice for not only design and art but also life even though my mother and me are far apart.

Thanks to my mother, I grew up as a very independent and artistic person now.