Creativity stories and struggles
Hi !
Here I share my thoughts about living a creative life, about how I found more and more fun and joy in making art and looking for creativity by getting rid of my demons like fear, perfectionism, what-might-other-people-think, ugliness (what’s that anyway?), Art with a big A, dogma’s …. Everybody is an artist and everybody is creative!
I’m not a full-time “artist”. I do other work for living. (see my about-page). This blog is about the creative fun and joy part of my life 🙂
Please feel free to share your story in the comments in my posts! I read all the comments and I would love to hear from you!
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When in doubt, make art !
When in doubt... The monkeys in my head have been very active lately, making my self-doubt grow, telling me "I make crap and nobody's interested, telling me I'm boring or ugly, telling me I'm too old for this and that... And look at those younger ones that are...
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How to get out of an inspiration dip. Try something new!
Where have I been lately? So it's true what "they" say: from the beginning of february on, the good resolutions of the new year vanish? I was going to draw each day, but it didn't work out. I got sucked up in work again, too much work in the office and too much other...
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It’s all about fun, focus and practice. For all of us.
There's no magic trick and it's not about talent. It's about time to focus and practice. So what did you do with your first month of January? I had loads of work, so I didn't take the time enough I was writing about on the 31st of December in my previous post....
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Let’s take the time… but which kind of time?
Let’s take the time in 2017... “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” [Mary Oliver in “The central commitment of creative life”]...
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Draw. Write. Think. Survive. Aleppo.
On creating a meaning of life... The year is stumbling across the finishing line, which is always a great time to reflect on how things are going, and planning for the year ahead. How was your year 2016? Mine was great: just came home from a holiday in Japan... You...
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Know your enemy
Hello my dear! I'm packing my bags to go on a sketching holiday in Japan. Packing my bags and leaving home always brings up tons of questions as well as fear and a feeling of guilt. My inner critic cries out loud that I should stay at home, work a bit more. Did I work...
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Drawing changes lives. Why do I draw?
"Drawing Changes Lives" This month of October is the Big Draw International festival ! So I HAVE TO create a blogpost about drawing... (by the way, does someone know who has drawn this great cartoon? I found it on the internet and would like to credit the great...
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How about some joy in the caring of people with dementia?
Today, 21st September, is International day of Peace, but also World Alzheimer's Day ! My grandmother on my mother's side suffered from dementia. (Alzheimer is a form of dementia) As you read probably on my website, I volunteer in an art workshop for people with...
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A fresh new start! What are you up to for the “new year”?
Hello my dear! What have you been up to lately? And how are you? I hope all is for the best! I haven’t written for a while, being busy with summer time. Summer time’s a welcome break in the busy working year. Days are long, weather is (supposed to be) good, we have a...
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First things first, make important difference
What is your "Urgent", and what is your "Important" stuff? And do you take mindful time for it? It's not always easy to make the difference between important and urgent things. Usually the urgent matters relate to what other people expect from you, and they do have to...
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