The First Tomahawk that Started Cornelius Creations

It was so humbling to see the first one I made for someone. I honestly had mixed emotions. I instantly thought: “Matt! What were you thinking???”

Then I started smiling knowing that I put in the time and hard work to improve myself. Even when it cost me countless hours and a drained bank account at times.

I remember when I first watched the movie: The Patriot with Mel Gibson. I watched it over and over and became obsessed with the: Captain Benjamin Martin Tomahawk.

I kept pausing the DVD to try to mimic the designs of this Hawk as I was using a pencil to draw on the handle. Although not perfect, I was happy with it at the time.

Fast forwarding to present day this serves as a humble reminder that skills must be worked on.

When you feel that “hit” or inspiration towards something, that often times not than not is a good indication that you have a “gift” for that thing which inspires you. It’s a compass that is pointing you True North if you learn to listen.

Art is more about Intuition more than logic. Logic is INVOLVED, but intuition steers the ship.

Develop that gift into a skill, then use that skill to serve the world.

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