Three weeks as a human mannequin for a mall art class changed how I see patience

I got paid $15 an hour to sit frozen in a weird pose while art students sketched me. Thought it'd be a breeze but after 45 minutes my arm went dead numb and I couldn't even twitch. The teacher told me to "embrace the discomfort" like it was some zen thing. Has anyone else done modeling gigs that sounded easy but were brutal?

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felix41424d ago

Yeah that "embrace the discomfort" talk is funny until your shoulder feels like it's on fire. I did a life drawing gig once and learned real fast that even a tiny movement feels massive when you're trying to hold still.

murray.cora24d ago

Felix, I feel you. My arm went dead in a meeting and it was like dead weight.

wyatt13524d ago

Thought my arm was just asleep turns out it was plotting revenge for the next three days.