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Comment on How To Create The Support You Want (and Need) | Awaken Creativity by debbie

debbie — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:28:22 +0000

In response to Assignment #1–I do have a support system in place. I belong to a group of fellow Fiber Artists in the Lafayette, IN community. We have meetings once a month and some of us get together with each other on a one to one basis inbetween meetings. Out of that group, I have a personal friend that has served as my encourager, my confidant, and a “sounding board” for ideas, as well as my times of frustrations. There have been times I would have thrown in the towel altogether, if it were not for her. We really “feed” off of each other’s creative muse and that has been a great thing to share.

Comment on The secret of claiming yourself as a creative (or artist, writer…) by Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:08:58 +0000

You are so right. And I think a feeling of being fake is an inherent part of being an artist, an intrinsic part of the search for the meaning that inspires the creative process. So it is a discomfort we all have to accept and just keep on doing our creative thing. And, as you say, keep practicing owning our right to do it/be it.

I wrote a post about why artists/creatives often feel like fakes. It goes a bit more into that idea that art is necessarily not-good-enough but we need to do it anyway. I’d be curious to see what you think. http://everyvoicecounts.org/what-were-thinking-about-now/

Comment on What about copying others & creativity? by Cinny18

Cinny18 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:21 +0000

I think its not a wild satisfaction, Because i prefer into viewing and having a original concept.

Comment on The secret of claiming yourself as a creative (or artist, writer…) by Marianne

Marianne — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:21:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment Linda.

I don’t think it’s a woman thing…I think it is a belief/mindset thing.

And I know you can overcome it.

You gotta own it and get to a place where you believe it with all your heart. Practice it so it rolls off your tongue. Write out what you want to say so in that moment when you have the opportunity to stand in your confidence as an artist and claim yourself. Practice daily with strangers if you have to. Give yourself a goal to call yourself an artist each day with someone and then each time congratulate yourself and each time, say it with more conviction each time.

Do you hesitate to call yourself a mother? Why not? You KNOW it’s true. So you were caught off guard with uncle…that’s ok….it happens to all of us. Now you have the opportunity to learn from this! Every moment you get to decide how you want to show up. If this is important to you, commit to focusing on building up your truth and belief that calling yourself an artist isn’t conceited or fraudulent…it IS who you are and isn’t something you can ignore…like being a mother.

YOU get to decide what you believe and how that is essential to being a woman…a mother… an artist…a human being. You are all of these things…and all of these things make you who you are.

Being aware is the first step to making changes you really want.

Comment on The secret of claiming yourself as a creative (or artist, writer…) by Linda Tellier

Linda Tellier — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:07:16 +0000

ha ha…

At a funeral last week, I bumped into a dear uncle I hadn’t seen in quite a while. He asked me what I’ve been up to. Instead of saying “I’m working hard at being a full time artist, and I’ve recently been published in two art magazines”, and handing him my lovely business card… I stumbled upon my clumsy words, and uttered, “um.. .. well.. I’m working at selling my things online… artwork and stuff”.

What was with that????

When I told my husband, he just grinned (knowing me all too well). I struggle with this “false humility” thing, as though it’s conceited to say I am what I am. I thought I was beyond that. Yet…. there it was again when I was caught off guard.

UGH…

Do you think it’s a “woman thing”?

My husband’s been a musician all his life. Whether he was playing in bands, in the church choir loft, a cafe, or even when he was working in an office or warehouse… he was still a musician! And he wasn’t afraid to say it. It’s who is… what he does… a part of the very fiber of him, whether he’s making a bundle on it or not. Yet, I’ve spent so many years putting off my passion of art for my other passion of mothering, that it just doesn’t roll of my tongue to say I am an artist.

~Linda

Comment on Creative Quick Tip: Change your routine by Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:23:40 +0000

Great tips for creative minds! Sometimes I think artistic people get so wrapped up in trying to inspire themselves with complex methods and spend so much time in their heads with grandiose ideas that they get worn out.

I’d bet changing up these simple things in everyday life would make the bigger ideas come more easily! Thanks!!

http://www.savetheartist.net

Comment on Creating a SPACE that honors yourself and your creativity by Jane Davies

Jane Davies — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:23:42 +0000

I am off to do SOMETHING about my space!!! Thanks for the boost. I have a fabulous studio, separate from the house, adequate square footage, dedicated to art, but I am TERRIBLE at organizing it for maximum ease of use. I have always been this way in my various studios, and it is frustrating. So, right NOW I am going to remove everything from one whole work-table unit (includes shelves below and above) and re-place it all back neatly, and make adjustments…. we’ll see what happens.

Comment on Failure means you are making progress by Amelia @ mybasketballdiary

Amelia @ mybasketballdiary — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:11:04 +0000

Wow! That’s really an interesting post.. I never would have thought of it that way! Thanks for the post!

Comment on Creative Quick Tip: Play with kids by Jason

Jason — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:44:14 +0000

Playing with kids is one of the best experience of my life. They tend to make small mistakes and to guide them is very special thing. Loved your creativity and nice tips.
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Comment on Creative Quick Tip: Play with kids by Jeffrey Davis (@JeffreyDavis108)

Jeffrey Davis (@JeffreyDavis108) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:36:26 +0000

Marianne: My two-year-old daily teaches and reminds me of so much about imaginative exploration. The other day she started strumming her little ukele like a steel guitar. When I showed her how to hold it “properly,” she protested. I thought, “Sometimes it’s more important to have fun and experiment without knowing than to just do things correctly.” Duh. Dan Siegel’s new book – just released this week – The Whole-Brained Child arrived yesterday. You might like it. I’ll let you know.

Thanks for your good work.
Cheers,
Jeffrey