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We all start somewhere. For every finished painting, published poem, handmade piece, or digital creation, there is a beginning—often quiet, uncertain, and completely unforgettable. There is a first piece that made us pause and think, This is something. This is mine. It might not have been perfect. It probably wasn’t. But it mattered.
That first proud moment is rarely loud. Sometimes it’s a sketch scribbled on the edge of a notebook, or a photograph taken at just the right time, or a story written in a flurry of energy and nerves. You might not have shown it to anyone, but you felt something. A flicker of pride. A quiet certainty. The beginning of a creative identity. For the first time, you recognised that your creativity had power—that you could make something from nothing, and it could carry meaning, beauty, or truth.
In the rush to improve and promote our work, to build followings and portfolios and income streams, we often forget to look back. But there’s something uniquely grounding about remembering our beginnings. The pride we felt in that early work wasn’t about mastery. It was about discovery. It was the moment we realised we had something worth expressing, something worth creating. Even now, that piece—the colours, the words, the form—might still stir something inside you.
Revisiting those first proud pieces can be a powerful reminder of how far you’ve come. They offer perspective, grounding, even a kind of creative comfort. That early version of yourself had no algorithm to please, no brand to manage. You created because something inside you asked to be heard. It’s easy, as time goes on, to forget that voice. But it’s still there. And sometimes, in that quiet act of remembering, we reconnect with it.
Here at Our Arts Magazine, we’d love to celebrate those beginnings with you. What was the first piece you made that made you proud? Not because it was polished, but because it was true. Was it something you kept hidden? Something you still hold on to? Was it a surprise to you, or something you knew had potential the moment it was finished?
You’re warmly invited to share your story—whether it’s a sentence, a photo, or just a few thoughts. Not to impress, but to honour where you began. Because that moment still matters. And we’d love to hear it.
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I got my first digital camera early in 2012, and this is the first result with it (in February) where I think I really ‘hit’ my style, isolating the subject from too much distraction, and managing to find some interesting light to bring it to life. Certainly not my best ever photo, but heading in the right direction.Line Up
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This image doesn’t necessarily made me proud, but somebody on FAA left a comment that “It really Conveys that Everglades look”. That was the moment, I knew I finally found my niche. About time after all those years! So yes, this image still matters. (click on it to “unsquare” it)
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