Here’s another cartoon that I drew for Tracy Plaice’s book titled Face The Music and Win .
Here’s an extract and cartoon from the first chapter…
Memories of mistakes and humiliation…
One of the worst Sundays I recall, all my relatives were there, my Mum, Dad and sister – Beverley, my Grandma, Grandpa, Aunty Margaret, Uncle Raymond, and my cousins – Kate and Steve.
“Tracy, Beverley; play us a tune,” came the request after lunch. My sister had taken up the piano after me. She sat down and dutifully and perfectly, played a simple piece of music. Then all eyes were on me.
I felt the muscles in my back tense up, my stomach folded into knots and I squirmed and tried to get out of it, but to no avail.
The pit of my stomach was churning and all I could think about were the mistakes I was bound to make, how awful they would sound, and the fact that they would expect me to be so much better than the performance I was about to give. I hated feeling this way.
I sat down to play and did as I was told, stumbling my way through the music. After just a few bars, fear got the better of me and I froze. It was like someone had pulled the plug; my brain no longer being connected to my fingers. I couldn’t think straight. All I remember is an overwhelming feeling of absolute embarrassment. I wanted the ground to open up to swallow me and the piano stool – whole.
After that experience, whenever anyone asked me to play in public that dreadful feeling instantly came back.
Later in the book Tracy goes through the stages she went through to overcome her fear. Stay tuned for more!
So if you have a book in your mind that needs illustrating I’m your man!
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