Desire Is to Continue My Education Into

¶ … desire is to continue my education into my chosen field of study. I hope to obtain a Master of Fine Art, and my main wish is to study ceramics. Ever since I was young I have always enjoyed being creative. I like to write and draw, but my deepest and most profound enjoyment comes from working with ceramics.

I have spent a great deal of time over the years creating many beautiful ceramic works, and although it is very fulfilling, I have not taken my educational limitations to the fullest extent. Because of this, I feel as though there is something missing from my life. I believe that by completing the Master of Fine Art program I will no longer feel as though a piece of my internal puzzle is missing.

I have completed sufficient undergraduate credit hours to enroll in this program, and I believe that my abilities also indicate my desire to obtain this graduate degree. I have received many compliments from various professors as well as other students that I have been involved within the past. I do not brag about these compliments, but they are deeply appreciated because they show me that I am not the only person who believes that my work has value and merit.

By obtaining a Master of Fine Art degree, I hope to learn a great deal more about artwork in general, but most specifically about ceramics. I feel I have learned a great deal already, but there's always more that someone can learn if they truly want to. I have the desire and the motivation to succeed in this degree program, and I also have the skill and ability to demonstrate to my instructors that I am serious about this graduate degree.

A realize that many graduate programs that offer degrees in Fine Art require a great deal of independent study. I am prepared for this challenge, as I work equally well alone or with a group. I do not procrastinate, and I tend to take mistakes and difficulties in stride and find a way to correct them instead of giving up. No artist can simply give up when something goes wrong, or they will never be able to create anything worthwhile at all.

I learn from my mistakes instead of allowing them to get the best of me. Through the ability to create something out of ceramic, I am able to express things that I cannot express in mere words. There are some things in life that speak to the heart rather than to the mind, and for me ceramics is a way to show those things that are directed at emotions and feelings, rather than logic and intellect.

That does not mean that people who enjoy ceramics are not intelligent, it only means that there are other ways to express feelings than by a specific choice of words. Sometimes, feelings are so deep that words simply cannot get across what the meaning should be. Art work is another way of expressing the feelings that words just can't get at.

The main reason that I hope to be accepted into graduate school to study Fine Art is not for the professional and social connections it will provide me, although those are significant and important. Mostly, this graduate.