Archive for the ‘I have no support for my art.’ Category
The Hidden Barrier to Finding Creative Time
Parents: Check your guilt at the door and choose art — for the benefit of you, your kids, my kids, and, let’s be honest, the whole entire world.
In: I don't have time., I have no support for my art., I'm a parent., I'm overwhelmed. · Tagged with: guilt, parent-artist, parent-writer, time, time-management
The Parent-Artist: When Worlds, and Identities, Collide
Reconciling the parenting identity with the artist/writer identity to become a parent-artist or a parent-writer.
In: I can't focus., I don't have time., I have no support for my art., I'm a parent., I'm overwhelmed. · Tagged with: dad, identity, mom, parent-artist, parent-writer, time
Thoughts on Thoughts of Creative Acts, Process, and Time
When you’re being creative — writing or painting or performing or whatever — and you start to think about your creative process, and then you begin to write or talk about your creative process, and then writing or talking about the creative process becomes your creative act in and of itself, because you’re so obsessed [...]
In: I can't get inspired., I have a horrible inner critic., I have no support for my art. · Tagged with: creative-joining
Creative Joining: How (and Why) to Transcend Criticism
Yesterday I was criticized from a quarter I wasn’t expecting. It stung so deeply that I could feel it in my body — literally, a physical reaction — for the rest of the day and well into today. The criticism itself was rather minor, but my reaction to it was so major that I realized [...]
In: I have a horrible inner critic., I have no support for my art. · Tagged with: criticism
Is criticism failure?
Last night I dreamt I was being supported by two strong women: one on the ground before me holding my feet, the other right behind me holding my back. Today I felt knocked over a bit by the world — I was criticized by someone I didn’t expect it from — and I kept coming [...]
In: Everything I do sucks., I can't focus., I have a horrible inner critic., I have no support for my art. · Tagged with: criticism, fear
The Artist Is Not Something You Become
I’m working these days on two separate essays, one on summer in the suburbs and the other on making a cake — the most special cake I’ve ever made in my life. At least that’s what they’re about on the surface. My intent (and my style) is to go much deeper with them. I excerpted [...]
In: I have a horrible inner critic., I have no support for my art., I'm just an amateur.
Stark Raving Monday v4: Questioning Self-Doubt
It’s something I always do: I get all gung-ho about a project, dive right in — and then choke. I question my motives, my commitment, and most of all my qualifications and credibility, my ability to compete with the big boys and girls. I’m almost 41, and many days I still feel like I’m 12. [...]
In: Everything I do sucks., I have a horrible inner critic., I have no support for my art., I'm afraid to create., I'm in a creative block., I'm just an amateur.
