The artists way

[Susan Hosken]

I have started the artists way if anyone is interested. You can read along each week or just jump in with your ideas about the comments I write. The first chapter is about safety. How safe are you in your creative life? Have you always been safe? Also when did you consider yourself an artist?
lots of love from susan in australia

[Jules]

Mo...awesome. Maybe someday you can post some of them?

[Maureen]

Hi Jules,
Yes, I need to get scanning! I did scan about 10 in not too long ago, but have about 100 more to go. Yikes. I will post some in my doodling discussion soon!

[Jules]

Pleas let me know when you post so I am sure not to miss them!

[Ang Monsoon]

yep, time to let your mind rest, to tidy up a bit, to straighten your next, time to not feel constricted by a schedule...

[Susan Hosken]

TAW...week 10...competition.
Are you competitive? Does it help or hinder your creativity?
lots of love from susan in australia

[Jules]

No. I am not competitive- with others. I am somewhat competitive with myself
When I was young and on the swim team I never just wanted to 'win' or beat the other swimmers- my goal was to swim a faster time today than I did yesterday.
I think with my art I like to try to do better today than I did yesterday.

I tend to support other artists...I want them to succeed, so it is hard for me to truely contend and compete with someone I am rooting for.

So...being competive with myself keeps me trying new things- and enhances my creativity.
Not wanting to compete with other artists has prevented me from really exhibiting my art- in this way my creativity is hindered, mostly because I don't share it if it envolves competing...and creations are meant to be shared.

[Ang Monsoon]

I am competitive with myself, like Jules, I teach myself stuff and want to get better. I wasn't so self-motivating at school and further education, unless it was a subject I liked/felt I was any good at. Since then I've done maths at nightschool (which wasn't a subject I liked at school) & really enjoyed it - I've learned now how much "graft" goes into achieving stuff. I don't think I'm competitive against others, I like to help other people, that's not to say I don't sometimes feel "jealous", its an ugly thing to admit, but I do, but I snap out of pretty quick. My inner child is insecure I think & a bit like the little matchgirl striking matches of praise, but I'm moving on from that: I've been scrutinising my feelings/reactions & that's helping me to cope with praise/criticism.

[Susan Hosken]

Angie, I have also suffered envy but it is a useless emotion so I challenge myself about it an resolve it.
lots of love from susan in australia

[Susan Hosken]

Jules, Thanks for sharing. i am not very competitive either with other people but always strive to be bettter myself.

lots of love from susan in australia

[Susan Hosken]

TAW...week 11...acceptance.
Nearly finished TAW...yeh, yeh. Do you create even when what you do isn't so good? Do you accept the bad with the good?

Enjoy the journey
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

[Ang Monsoon]

Yep, I believe so and I think accepting that is the only way forward on the learning curve...