Authentic Obsessions

Takeaways

Having a small easy project that you never struggle to do, is a way in to the work and lets you stop procrastinating.

The best pieces come out of those bold gestures.

Music alongside painting amplifies both.

Choose to keep the canvas that’s not working and have a dogged determination not to let the canvas win.

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Sue’s website

Asbury and Asbury website

Quintin Lake photography

Making Sense podcast with Sam Harris

Art Juice podcast

Takeaways

1.     A proposal of study can focus the mind and maintain a rigor within your work.

2.     Everyone has different challenges - build on what you’ve got.

3.     Social media is a platform to talk about my obsessions.

4.     Question your own perspective about animals.

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Suzy’s website

Duncan Petrie's short film showcasing Suzy's work

The Good Ship Illustration

Sir Peter Scott

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

David Shepherd

Thomas Bewick

John J Audubon

Takeaways

Pay attention to the role of contemplation in your art practice.

When you give your art time and space to breathe amazing things emerge.

Taking better of your body could help your art practice.

Why not you?

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Emma’s website

Emma’s podcast, Reflections from My Art Table

Yarrow Magdalena’s book - Rituals and podcast - Daydreaming Wolves

The DIY Small Business podcast

Beyond podcast with Daphne Cohn

Teaching Artist Podcast

Weave podcast

Sheila Hicks

Takeaways

1. Just ask.

2. On social media: Follow less, engage more.

3. Same but different.

4. Be here now. Let go.

5. When you want to see beauty somewhere, if you don’t already see it, you have to create it. Make it come about.

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Molly’s website

The Traveling Postal Club

Matthew Frederick

French General workshops

Jen Peterson’s Instagram - the pursuit of sunshine

On Being with Krista Tippett podcast

Chanel Miller

Takeaways

1.     Just keep going. Pursue an idea, learn what doesn’t work and don’t give up along the way.

2.     Ask “what if.”

3.     As long as you activate the creative mind, you'll learn what doesn't work.

4.     It’s ok to just absorb the chaos going on in the world. Witness it and learn from it. You might respond years later, in a way that’s no so immediate.

5.     Showing up to the studio is like working out – it might take a lot of effort to get back, but once you finally show up again you don’t want to let it go.

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Julie’s website

Magna Doodle

Design Thinking

Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam

Milton Glaser

Helen Frankenthaler

Agnes Martin

Anni Elbers

Takeaways

1. We’re so complex and weird as human beings - we know what is good for us and what will give us satisfaction so why don't we just go do more of that?

2. If you listen very carefully each tree and each kind of a leaf makes a different sound.

3. Social media is like an unwanted guest in your house. They have just arrived, they have no plans of leaving, and we just don't know whether we're going to get along or not, but we are figuring it out.

4. It is such a privilege to do work that allows you to meet people who are doing such insanely cool things. Entering their studios and places of work exposes you to this whole different way of thinking .

5. Commit to watching at least one documentary film a month.

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Follow Red Crane Films on Instagram

Follow Red Crane Films on Facebook

Red Crane Films website

Milwaukee Film Festival - On Hands

Together Alone, a short film by Laj

On Being with Krista Tippett podcast

Emergence Magazine

Asian American Documentary Network

Kanopy

Frederick Wiseman

Agnes Varda

Anand Patwardhan

Deep Work - sessions available from Caveday

Classical Stretch series by Miranda Esmonde-White

Takeaways

1.     Just say yes to more things. Even if you’re scared. A little bit of fear feeds the soul.

2.     Cowboy boots, cinnamon tea and a boogie dance is a great way to start the day.

3.     Just try new material. No one is going to look at it it if you don't want them to. If it’s for you only what are you afraid of?

4.     Working on cradled plywood can be a game changer!

5.     The key to get over imposter syndrome and insecurities is to force yourself to go to the studio and play. Sketch or paint and not worry about the results.

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Krissy's website

Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk - It’s OK to feel overwhelmed. Here’s what to do next.

Joan Eardley

Sean Scully

Robert Motherwell

1. It’s through the details that we notice changes and transitions.

2. A change in your environment can cause a change in you and your art.

3. We can only love those things that we know and we only want to protect the things we love. We must understand nature so we can protect it.

4. It's possible to have this art life if your heart is set on it and if you really feel that this is what you want to do. Please don't think about university degrees, just do it. And if you can, do it every day.

5. Share your work! If there is even one person who looks at things through different eyes, because of your work, there might be others.

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Stephanie’s website

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Millerntor Gallery

Art Juice podcast with Alice Sheridan and Louise Fletcher

Beyond podcast with Daphne Cohn

Takeaways

1. At the end of the day you just have to really find yourself fully in the person that you are

2. The more time you give yourself in a creative space the more the art that you're making communicates to you what you need to be working on.

3. The happier we are with the person that we were meant to be, the more able we are to give to others.

4. Make the most of every opportunity you have.

5. Facing fears and feelings is what it’s all about: living with the unknown and the uncertainty.

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Tracey’s website

Art Juice podcast with Alice Sheridan and Louise Fletcher

The Great Women Artists podcast with Katy Hessel

Prunella Clough

Turps Banana

Winnicott Wednesdays

Wimbeldon Art Studios

Tarlov Cyst Disease

Takeaways

1. There’s no screaming in art. And there’s no crying in troweling.

2. You can’t give up and give in to self-doubt. Of course there will be self-doubt and tears, but work it out in your head, and then move on.

3. “I put my passion in my suitcase when I travel – trowels and truffles.”

4. Several things teach patience: Italy, and children.

5. Just be good to each other.

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