Proving yourself

Have you ever had to prove to someone something?

Maybe that you could do a task, or to show off a skill? Perhaps just simply show qualifications?

Next Saturday I am facing the biggest ‘prove something’ I have ever had to do.

As you have probably guessed I love to paint and draw and generally be arty. I found this course called Access to Art and Design at the college I am at the moment. Its only one year. It’s qualification is a recognised art one, and by the sounds of it, it is a general one, so I could do what I wanted. Sounds perfect right?

You have to be 19 to go on it. It is for mature students.

After a talk with some random guy I found in the art staff room (okay not totally random, he does, you know, work at the college in that department) it goes down to if I can prove I’m good enough and get them to ignore the fact I will be a month to young.

My reasoning is simple. Firstly; one month. That is all that makes the age difference – my birthday is in October for crying out loud! Secondly, its not as if I haven’t done any art in these two years! We do design sheets for every single look we do, decorate our books which for me involves drawing in them, we’re doing body painting! If that’s not arty enough I don’t now what is! Oh, and there’s the huge tree mural in my parents hall I did, the one in my best friends boyfriends bedroom, the musical score and dragon in my room! And I draw randomly for fun anyway!

So, come on, surely that’s good enough reasoning?

Let’s hope. And pray… and possibly… beg. Like mad.