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Honest essays about creativity, the beautiful parts, the hard parts, and everything you thought you were alone in feeling.
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No foot on this cup (opens the original)
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“You’re putting a foot on that, right?”No, I wasn’t. Tool in hand, I looked up from my wonky cup, smiled, and explained that I don’t always like them on cups.One thing I love about my pottery course is that the whole point is to get good at the basics. Pull the cylinder, volume and repetition.The studio owner is an amazing teacher and craftsperson, and once a class we bump up against craft and art. Both are important. He is there to teach me the foundations, while I am there having fun and messi
I will be taking no questions at this time (opens the original)
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This week is a little different. I am taking you on a chaotic yet completely rational visual journey.Subscribe nowAs a photographer, but ultimately someone who just loves visual art, I can’t help but see more than what is in front of me. And if you love a gallery wander, you get it. Art is a portal. Sometimes into an idea or the mind of an artist, and sometimes into our own minds and memories.This is a “long” one, so make sure to
What if creativity needs limits? (opens the original)
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Nails rimmed in rust-coloured glaze, I reached for another cup, only to discover I had not cleaned my hand well enough. I deposited a red smudge onto my next piece.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="944" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0zK1!,w_1
Maybe you don’t have a discipline problem (opens the original)
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I want to continue our conversation from last week. I asked: what pressure are you placing on yourself and your creativity? Or, as Cameron calls them, what are your blocks?The issue is that even if you know the problem, writing about it in your morning pages may not be enough to change it, sorry Julia.Most of us will try something once we find the block. You know, buy the new sketchbook to inspire drawing. Set reminders to draw. Wake up earlier, stay up later. Affirmations about being an artist
I didn’t want to lie to you (opens the original)
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This is my third attempt at writing about this. It started out with good intentions. The thesis was going to be about creating a zero-pressure practice as a way to build repetition and volume, something I wrote about last week.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u875!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0348299-d999-4314-
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