I gave up on art in the 5th grade. It was a tiny school, and we had no special art teacher. Just our regular teacher. One day he handed us paper and colored chalk and told us to draw what we saw out the window. I did my best to draw the trees and the mountains. I got a "C" on my drawing. He told me I should have shaded the colors. But he had never taught us about shading colors, so I knew nothing about it. That was the day I gave up on art. I am on the far side of 60 now, and only recently have I dared to occasionally try a craft project. With proper instruction, I managed to make a Christmas card using Iris folding. I was so proud of myself! I have made two very simple Steampunk-style necklaces, and a fairy house. All of these were projects offered at our local library. It took me 50 years, but I am giving artsy projects a second try!