{"id":6557,"date":"2017-02-21T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T14:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2023-07-06T11:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:40:49","slug":"make-time-to-make-art-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/make-time-to-make-art-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Time to Make Art Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:<\/p>\n

Honestly, there is so much that can get in the way of a creative life.<\/strong> Creative endeavors are an extra, right? A bonus for those who have time. A benefit for the rich. Unless you are an artist, creative projects\u00a0are for retired people who no longer need to work for a living, take care of kids or elderly parents, and have tons of extra time on their hands. At the end of the day, you are so exhausted, the best you can do is fall into your couch in front of the tv or a computer screen. Who has time and energy to make time to make art? Right?<\/p>\n

If this is the story you tell yourself, you will always be the one who gets that spark of excitement when you see beautiful art, but never makes any of her own. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider that perhaps the only thing standing between you and a creative life is the clever, scared inner critic. Your inner critic so fears “failing,” that she won’t even let you try.<\/strong> She puts up every excuse in the book. The critic will\u00a0tell you that doing things less than perfectly is\u00a0not worthwhile. This kind of fear will rob you of the rich, creative life you deserve.<\/p>\n

Even the most talented artists in the world struggle with and have to set aside, the negative talk of the inner critic in order to work.\u00a0Almost no one is immune to this insidious self-doubt. But don’t be fooled, you ARE creative.\u00a0Whether you express your creativity in clever jokes, crochet patterns, inventive\u00a0city\u00a0planning solutions, or paintings, you\u00a0cannot help but be creative.<\/strong> It is in your nature. It’s how humans\u00a0problem solve, how we make novel sentences each time we talk, and\u00a0how we respond so effectively to new\u00a0situations.\u00a0If you’d like to learn more about human creativity, this post<\/a> explains more from a neuroscience perspective we can all understand.<\/p>\n

Let’s Make Time to Make Art<\/h3>\n

A few weeks ago, I shared a post with 10 creative ways to make more time to make art<\/a>. In my experience with students<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0the biggest thing standing between you and your creative expression is you and your inner critic.<\/p>\n

So here is part two of How to Make Time to Make Art, with 10 more ideas to invite\u00a0more\u00a0“YOU” time, more creative self-expression, and more creative joy\u00a0into your life:<\/p>\n