ArtMetal

Hi, I thought that I would upload a picture of my roses for you to see. All of the roses here in this picture were done by heat patina and they all have copper leaves and brass stems. I have since been doing them with copper green patina leaves and also brass leaves which I engrave on.

This has been a very trying process, I have learned alot from it. Many late nights and many,many mistakes to get here. I don't have God given talent, I have to just experiment until I get it right.

Just wondering something, is it possible to be a artist/sculpter/metalworker,whatever you want to call it, without the ability to draw? I can't even draw a stickman. I see everyone else's drawings and talk about sketching this and that, so what do I do? I also can't see flowers or anything in my head, I have to look at a real flower or picture of one to duplicate it from copper. Is that art? Should I give this up?

Thanks for any advice.