In this episode, we talk about that niggly voice in the back of our heads, our "inner critic”. It's the voice that questions everything we do and whether it’s good enough. As creatives, we can spend a lot of time on our own with only that one voice for company… and it’s really hard not to listen! We talk about our ways of dealing with that irritating inner critic.
Make the inner critic work in your favourWe all see our inner critic as our enemy. What we need to try and do is make it work in our favour. That voice is only really there to protect us from being hurt. We have to try and use it to help us strive to produce better work, without letting it crush our confidence.
A little about Art Journal JanuaryWe also talk a little about Art Journal January and some of the art we’ve loved. As usual, we brutalise people's names as we try to pronounce them. Plus I (Tara) talk about my experience of taking part in the challenge and trying to overcome my inner critic. Sandra who had been in the Carribean for the first half of January mentions how she felt she was missing out by not taking part in the challenge. It was quite a hardship for her to lie by the pool in the sun and drink cocktails (PS. Can you tell Tara is writing these show notes!)
A mention of our upcoming challengesWe also give a mention to our two upcoming challenges -
February Faces, an art challenge to create a face drawing (sculpture, collage, etc) every day of the month
February Fables, a challenge to write a children’s story during the month.
We will both be taking part in February Faces. We're also going to put a twist on February Fables by collaborating. I will write exactly 250 words, then Sandra will write 250 more until we have completed a story. Who know's what that will turn out like, but we're sure to mention it in an upcoming episode.
Facebook GroupIf you haven’t already, you can join our Facebook Group, where you will find like-minded creatives. Plus we have some free downloadable inspiration pdfs for the challenges. They are also available when you sign up for our newsletter.
We hope you enjoy the show.
Ep 149 Prioritising the Fun Stuff with your Art
Ep 148 Mindset and Your Art
Ep 147 General Art Chat
Ep 146 Being an Artist - The Highs and Lows
Ep 145 Strike While the Idea is Hot
Ep 144 An Art Year in Review
Ep 143 How our Surroundings Affect our Art
Ep 142 The Importance of Planning your Art Composition
Ep 141 Little Things that can Make a Big Difference to Your Art Part 2
Ep 140 Little Things that can Make a Big Difference to Your Art Part 1
Ep 139 Art Scams Spoofs and Trolls
Ep 138 Resisting Art Resistance
Ep 137 Coming out of an art block
Ep 136 Does an Art Title really Matter?
Ep 135 Doing an Art Show
Ep 134 Lets Talk Abstract Art
Ep 133 Being an Artist - The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Ep 132 How to Becomea MoreProductiveArtist withMegan Auman
Ep 131 The Joys of Doodling: How Drawing for Fun Can Boost Your Creativity
Ep 130 AI for Artists who don’t want to know about AI
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