“We are doing it, me and you. We are doing it with heart. And with art. And with soul and blind faith and ancient knowing. Because we have to. Because there are people who need us to. Because WE need us to most of all. No matter how discouraged you’ve been. No matter how the destructive old patterns have been returning, knocking loudly at your door. No matter the moments of utter freeze or massive resistance or sheer exhaustion. Go out today and make something. Something brave and defiant and determined and true. And then muster up your last bit of moxie and hold out your arms and offer it to the world. Say “I made this. For me and for you”. Say “ This is what keeps me from the rabbit hole”. Say “This is how I go on”. Say “I see you, too and I know how hard it is and I want you to have this to make it a little bit better” I promise. It changes things. For all of us.” ArtCompassionCreativityCreationDepressionMental HealthArtistsMake ArtMaking Art Author:Jeanette LeBlanc
“If art's a seismographic project, when that project’s met with miscomprehension, failure must become the subject too.” ArtFailingFailureMaking Art Book:I Love Dick Source: I Love Dick
“Working with the morning pages, we begin to sort through the differences between our real feelings, which are often secret, and our official feelings, those on the record for public display.” WritingCreativityOn WritingArtistic IntegrityMaking ArtThe Artists WayJulia CameronMorning Pages Book:The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity Source: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
“Human artistic expression is blessedly, refreshingly nonessential. That's exactly why I love it so much. [...] The fact that I get to spend my life making objectively useless things means [...] I am not exclusively chained to the grind of mere survival. It means we still have space left in our civilization for the luxuries of imagination and beauty and emotion - and even total frivilousness. Pure creativity is magnificent expressly because it is the opposite of everything else in life that's essential or inescapable (food, shelter, medicine [...]). Pure creativity is something better than necessity; it's a gift. It's the frosting.” ArtCreativityLuxuryBe CreativeCreateMake ArtMaking ArtDare To Be PointlessFrivilousFrivilousness Book:Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Source: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“There is a very thin line between wisely striving for your best and foolishly striving for perfection.” ArtPerfectionImperfectionPerfectionismPerfectionistDo Your BestMake ArtMaking ArtImperfectionismImperfectionist Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“You never forget how to dance, you just learn to filter the calls. You never forget how to play, you just need bigger balls. You stopped letting yourself fly and became an old fart. You didn’t forget how to love, you’re just using the balls in your head instead of the eyes of your heart.” LovePlayCourageHumorousDanceLiving Life To The FullestAmnesiaMaking ArtLearning To FlyLearning To See Author:Curtis Tyrone Jones