Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story “Drowne's Wooden Image” is very meaningful to me as an artist. Drowne is an exceptional carving artist who creates beautiful carvings and is requested a special carving for a ship. The end product is so stunning people believe that his work of art has come to life as this beautiful, young woman. However, this isn't why this short story is so meaningful to me. Drowne shows real personality when it comes to his work. People such as Copley are try to influence artists into creating their art into what they want it to be or creating it in order to sell it. Drowne does neither of these things. Copley attempts to have him paint his beautiful carving or create it in marble in order to sell it. However, his responses really inspire me. He says that he doesn't create his works of art for money, which should be true for any true artist out there. As artists we should create art because we love it.
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