How a Consistent Creative Practice Helped Me Listen to My Intuition
I talk a lot about how to create a consistent creative practice. I believe this is THE way to build a body of work as an artist, no matter your medium. But what if you’re not necessarily trying to build a portfolio? What if you don’t have a goal to make a big pile of paintings or write 100 poems? I believe you can still benefit from a creative practice. In fact, I believe everyone can benefit from a creative practice.
How to Stay Creatively Inspired
Let’s pretend for a moment that your art, whether it’s writing, music, illustration, making jewelry, or something else entirely, is a plant. Like any plant, it needs a little bit of care in order to thrive — you usually can’t just throw a seed into your backyard and expect it to grow into a strong, beautiful tree. Plants, of course, need things like sunlight, water, and healthy soil to thrive. What about your art?
How to Be Open to Creative Inspiration
If you have creative dreams and goals, chances are you already know that you need to be making time for your art consistently. Creating structure around our art is how we make progress towards our goals. But you probably also have an inkling by now that consistency alone may not be the only thing that’s required.