In order to honor our gifts and calling, we must choose to believe our creative journey is rightfully our job and therefore treat it as such. Just as we have work hours for employment out of our homes, we have to maintain work hours and space for our creative job inside our home or studio. It is important to invest in our creative practice with our time. In this post, I will explore three areas in which to successfully set boundaries as an artist. Creative Space Does your creative space ... continue reading...
Here’s Why You Need Goals as an Artist
As artists, we can often be known for creating when we "feel" like creating or when we are "inspired". These attributes are very important to pay attention to although our consistency will be irregular if we don't create goals to head towards. In this post I will share three important reasons why you need goals as an artist. 1. Goals Help You Focus on One Unique Gifting When you set out to work on a project or a collection, stay focused on one outcome; one main goal. When we have too many ... continue reading...
Here’s Why it’s Important to Practice Artist Affirmations
Once you have created your signature affirmations (see the post, "How to Create Your Signature Affirmations"), you need to create new habits to retrain your brain to default to them instead of the inner critic. In this post, I will show you three distinct methods incorporate into your creative practice that show you how and why it's important to practice artist affirmations. My Story I started my art practice when I was in my teens, but I was so fearful of sharing my work due to low ... continue reading...
How to Be a Successful Artist
Success as an artist can be defined in many ways. This is not a post about money, the amount of collections you produce or how well versed you are in the particular art you practice. In this post I am discussing how to be a successful artist through discovering and stepping into your strengths. What does it mean to step into your strengths? You should always have your strengths at the forefront of your mind and use that as your starting point for any project. Stepping into your strengths ... continue reading...
Here’s Why You Need to Create From Your Values
Your values are the foundation of your being and translate into what you do and most importantly your “why” (why you do what you do). You know your creative practice lines up with your values when you create with a sense of purpose. Creating comes consistently and harmoniously. You know that your choices and creative decisions are in alignment with your values. If the opposite is true, there is a feeling of unease with a choice that you make. This could be a signal that there is a mismatch of ... continue reading...
