The Creative Unlearning

Have you ever felt ghosted when you have shared your art. Whether you have sent out submissions and never heard back, or posted on social media to deafening silence, know that rejections in whatever forms are not unusual on the creative path. We need to be able to normalise this experience and find ways to navigate it when it happens. 

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As a creative have you ever been told to be ’realistic’. Today’s episode dives into the use of the concept and why as creatives we are always straddling two worlds because we live in the seen world but we create from the unknown. No other person can predict our future for us, so no one else gets to decide what our reality looks like aside from us. 

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As creatives we are sharing our art and that is a vulnerable act. And in that exposure we want to make sure we are grounded in our own opinions of our work and our process and not swayed by the opinions of others. 

If we allow what others say  about our art and use that as either a motivator or a deterrent from creating then we are leaving ourselves fragile in our creative explorations. 

We as the artist should always value our own opinion and allow that to guide our creative journeys. Everything outside of that is secondary. 

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The creative has a journey to undertake and that is the journey of unlearning. We mush unravel all the stories and myths we have been told about art, creativity and the artist. We don’t have to be starving artists, we don’t have to live with creative blocks, we can make art into more than a hobby if we so desire. We do not have to wait for inspiration to strike. A piece of art does not have to sell to be seen as valuable. Your creativity is not something that should  only be used on a part time basis as if it isn’t with you all of the time.  It is yours, innately yours and only you can create works of art in your own flavour, no one else can create the same art as you, it has your essence in it. 

You can make of your creativity what you wish, but make sure the ideas you hold about it are yours and not some out dated ways of thinking that were handed down to you by someone else. You are a conduit for your art and it passes through you and out of you with your own signature on it. 

⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrhN2tHfJk9epvMaE_m5uw⁠

⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kit028⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/illustrating_rain⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/illustrating.rain/⁠

⁠www.illustratingrain.com⁠

The creative has a journey to undertake and that is the journey of unlearning. We mush unravel all the stories and myths we have been told about art, creativity and the artist. We don’t have to be starving artists, we don’t have to live with creative blocks, we can make art into more than a hobby if we so desire. We do not have to wait for inspiration to strike. A piece of art does not have to sell to be seen as valuable. Your creativity is not something that should  only be used on a part time basis as if it isn’t with you all of the time.  It is yours, innately yours and only you can create works of art in your own flavour, no one else can create the same art as you, it has your essence in it. 

You can make of your creativity what you wish, but make sure the ideas you hold about it are yours and not some out dated ways of thinking that were handed down to you by someone else. You are a conduit for your art and it passes through you and out of you with your own signature on it. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrhN2tHfJk9epvMaE_m5uw⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/illustrating_rain⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/illustrating.rain/⁠

⁠www.illustratingrain.com

Why nature is a great creative mentor.

Nature allows for its seasons and cycles and as artists we can do the same, but at times we can get confused when trying to fit our creative processes into strict schedules with deadlines and outcomes. This episode looks  at how we can benefit from following our natural creative processes when making art. 

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Are you suffering with the symptoms of perfectionism. Do you being your new creative projects but never complete them? Or have plenty of ideas and never begin them and lastly do you complete all your projects but never share them with others? Then this episode is for you. Listen here and if you have any questions or want to share your experiences then please feel free to email me at [email protected]