Surprise! You Are the Needle in the Haystack
How to shine with your creative passion
I never heard of Vincent Serritella until I stumbled upon his article What Art Has Taught Me About Life. Vincent is an artist who works for Pixar Animation Studios, but his article chronicles a journey that began with art school.
After art school, Vincent experienced a difficult period in the New York art scene, and some couch surfing along the way. No artist wants to become a starving artist on the streets of New York.
In the 1990’s he was fascinated by the special effects in the movies Toy Story and Jurassic Park. So he immersed himself in software manuals and learned computer graphics.
“Self-education is, I believe, the only kind of education there is.” -Isaac Asimov
One position led to another and he eventually landed at Pixar. But it’s what he did next that should be of interest to anyone who hopes to make a difference with their work.
