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What is a Creative Practice: Building an Unstoppable Way of Making Art

From a young age, I learned very quickly that there were so many ways to look at creativity. And so many of those ways came down to individualism. That is the way you perceive the world and the way you process the world. Yet, the subject of creativity is so vast. And it can be just as expansive to identify a way of working - a creative practice - that doesn’t hinder your originality but instead elevates it.

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Creative Mantras That Are Living With Me Through My Artist Winter Season

I never really understood how creative mantras could be incorporated into my daily art practice until I learned how lonely practicing art can feel some days. Yes, I am a part of a creative community that I converse with daily and I have a creative mentor that helps me align with myself quarterly. Yet, for the most part, I work alone in my studio which results in plenty of personal conversations on a daily basis.

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Preparing for the Artist’s Winter Season

The Artist’s winter season is a time for deep nurturing. It’s a parameter of time, completely determined by you, to turn inward and nourish your creative foundation. Leaning into a creative season offers you to align with your current circumstances, intentions, feelings, and needs.

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Free Workbook—Trust Your Creative Practice

Trust comes from understanding any given situation and having confidence in the outcome. You can build a loose routine that helps you anticipate the future using creative seasons. It gives you the tools to know your creative season is focussed and your nurturing season is rejuvenating.

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Embracing Creative Seasons; A Fresh Look at the Creative Process

Growing into an artist is different today than it was just a handful of years ago. Artists no longer just assume the role of lead creative but also might take on copywriting, email design, website design, content creation, shipping, handling, customer inquiries. Over time, and even when you don’t realize it, it’s easy to lose touch with your creativity or forget that creativity has a natural ebb and flows.

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