My Favourite Hobby

     

MY FAVOURITE HOBBY

Hobby is an activity which one indulges in her/his leisure time/hours. It can be anything from a sport or activity to a creative endeavor like painting or writing. Almost anything you do can become a hobby. To some it is merely a pastime but to others, it is an obsession.

             I have many different hobbies, such as reading story books, making handicrafts, collecting stamps, etc. Among these I will term making handicrafts as my favourite. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that I spend all of my spare time making handicrafts. Only when an idea or an image strikes me that I dive into the crafting with gusto. I like to work on miniature figurines. I consider this as my specialty. I find immense pleasure not only when I see the finished product but also the process itself. I feel like a creator as the figures transform from a lump of clay or plasticine to a realistic image of an animal, a boat, a hut, a farmer or some other form.

           The work is quite intricate and requires a lot of patience. I am by nature a restless girl but when it comes to this hobby I can be very methodical.

         Craft making instills patience, diligence and creativity in a person. Crafts can be a hands-on way to practice and apply new skills or knowledge. This form of creation is especially good for kinesthetic learners who can retain information more effectively when they can move their bodies and interact with their environments.

           I have big plans regarding this hobby. When I have a considerable number of figurines I plan to stage an exhibition along with my other friends who have also taken up this hobby.

           Although I am immersed in this work in my spare time, I do not wish to pursue my career in this line. I intend to keep this purely as a hobby at present and in the future.