As long as you keep going, you'll keep getting better. And as you get better, you gain more confidence. That alone is success.
Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home.
I had a Super Beetle that I restored and painted deep purple in honor of Jimi Hendrix that was stolen. After that, I got a Ford Falcon that had no windshield wipers, so whenever it rained - which, thankfully, in L.A. it doesn't do very much - I'd have to lean out my driver's side window like 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.'
The world tells lots of people the light is red. You have to trust yourself and say, 'I think the light is green, and I'm going to keep doing this.'
I was an only child, and my mom threw me into some modeling classes to get me out of my shell.