The Creative Unlearning

This week’s podcast episode focuses on making ‘bad’ art and why it is important.Not only is it part of the artistic process but it is also where growth and development occurs. Ironically we are averse to wanting to make ‘bad’ art and that can stop us from making any kind of art altogether.

This episode talks about how the idea of a new year and a new year involving grand plans are not likely to have the outcomes you want. Instead I offer an opposite plan of action

In this weeks episode we take a look at thoughts that stop us from moving into action for our dreams. Thoughts like, I am too old, or too late and how pivoting your perspective is a great route to take.

For this episode of The Spirit of Creating, I am so happy to announce I have my first ever guest, the wonderful Georgie St Clair. Georgie is an artist and mindfulness meditation teacher in training. I first came across her work many years ago through Instagram where she was using petals and flowers within her illustrations and then her stop start animation videos that were art pieces within themselves.

Our conversation was a deep dive into many aspects of creativity and how social media platforms can impact us as individuals and the power they can hold over us.

How important it is to know yourself when it comes to your creativity and engaging with it in a mindful manner.

The differences between creating work for pleasure and profit and how that impacts the creative process.

Finally, we discuss the importance of Georgie’s new work centred around the idea of putting away technologies and engaging with creative mindfulness exercises which can be found on her website https://swapthescroll.com/ and over on instagram https://www.instagram.com/swapthescroll/

Georgie can also be found over https://www.instagram.com/georgiestclair/ and

https://georgiestclair.com/

If you have any questions about this episode or any other, then please feel free to drop me a message at:- [email protected]

The backdrop of the world we live in is one of speed and instant gratification. This episode looks at how that affects the art of cultivating creativity.

If you are an aspiring artist, this episode discusses the importance of staying in the game and not being overwhelmed by comparison.

Welcome back to season 2 of The Spirit of Creating and we kick off this season with a look at how if you are at the start of your creative journey how important it is not to be distracted with all the sparkly objects found on social media channels.