After so many questions related directly to our art, I wanted to ask about how other artists deal with mental and/or emotional stressors. I know first hand that there can be a lot of things going on in life that can trigger stress, and even though art itself can be an excellent way to relieve… Continue Reading
Breaking Rules with Beautiful Creativity
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Clogged Creativity: An Artist’s Relationship With Their Art – #6
Sometimes it can be hard to admit, but when we’re stressed, have a ton of crap on our minds and/or our emotions are out of whack, we are just not very creative. And try as we might, as much as we know getting into some kind of creativity will help us feel better, its just… Continue Reading
Defining the Relationship: An Artist’s Relationship With Their Art – #5
The last 4 weeks, I’ve been talking with other artists about various aspects of our relationship with our art. We’ve talked about what its like to live through our art, having an emotional attachment to our art, handling rejection from others, and separating how someone feels about our creations vs how they feel about us.… Continue Reading
Friend, Fan, or Foe? An Artist’s Relationship With Their Art – #4
Last week, I asked artists about handling rejection. This week, I wanted to take a deeper look at how we, as artists, perceive how people react to our art and our relationships with them. Are they a friend, our fan, or a foe? I’ve often thought that if someone didn’t like my art, then obviously… Continue Reading
Handling Rejection: An Artist’s Relationship With Their Art – #3
Gosh, sometimes it can be so hard to figure out if you’re being rejected or your art is being rejected. Thinking to yourself “They don’t like my art, so they don’t like me either.” Whats an artist to do? I’ve asked myself this question so many times! How am I supposed to handle rejection? It… Continue Reading