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19 Artist Mother Rules to Live By (opens the original)
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It’s Good To Be Bad (opens the original)
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In order to be good at something, first you have to be bad. And in order to be bad, first you have to try. So start today. Subscribe now<source
Protect Your Most Valuable Asset (Your Creativity) (opens the original)
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I am coming off of a highly creative summer. With deadlines every two to four weeks for the past two months, it was a full, beautiful, and intense season. Last week my group show, Being Held, opened which marked my last big push for the season. As I look ahead into Fall, it’s going to be another full season. I know that in order to paint, make content, write on substack, coach others through Office Hours, I have to take care of myself, and my creativity first. As an artist, your mind and your cr
Introducing: Being Held (opens the original)
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When artists Spencer Welch and Naomi Canale invited me to be a part of a show called Being Held, I was immediately intrigued but the idea of ‘being held’ felt ethereal and intangible to be. Upon hearing the theme, acts of care and devotion came to mind, alongside ideas of light and warmth, a glowy feeling. Never a physical holding.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMut!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-me
Have Fun Creating (Again) (opens the original)
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So here’s how it’s going to be fun again. You have to let go of the outcome. You have to reframe the idea of creating from a results based goal to an action based goal. Results based goals say: I am happy with my creative time because I painted a beautiful picture.Action based goals say: I am happy with my creative time because I spent an hour working on something that I love. Celebrating the act of creating versus the results of the creating takes off the pressure off the outcome. It lets the c
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