Dear artist on the edge of beginning again,
You don’t have to force a return. You don’t have to go fast. You don’t have to produce a thing to be an artist. You already are one.| createmefree.substack.com
You don’t have to force a return. You don’t have to go fast. You don’t have to produce a thing to be an artist. You already are one.| createmefree.substack.com
Plus the nine biggest things I took away from a Gestalt class, some of which still make sense to me years later| createmefree.substack.com
When Hands, Arms, and Bodies Change: Reimagining Movement in Creative Practice| createmefree.substack.com
What Ten Artists Across Time and Culture Teach Us About Resistance, Fragility, and Freedom| createmefree.substack.com
Somatic memory is not metaphor. It is lived experience that does not need to be named in order to be present. And creative work is often shaped by that memory long before we become conscious of it.| createmefree.substack.com
“Tell me about when art has been difficult or complicated for your mental health, rather than solely beneficial.”| createmefree.substack.com
How do mental health symptoms impact/alter/inspire creative business/ reception by others?| createmefree.substack.com
How do depression, mania, anxiety, stress, and other conditions affect the ability to create?| createmefree.substack.com
13 creatives respond in their own unique ways about how the mind impacts the creative process ...| createmefree.substack.com
Many people say "art is therapy" but what exactly do people mean by that? Here are some incredible responses.| createmefree.substack.com
Themes range from imposter syndrome and feelings of inadequacy to finding liberation and self-acceptance through creative practice| createmefree.substack.com
Sometimes mental or physical health symptoms require a change in medium or in the scale of or approach to a favorite medium ...| createmefree.substack.com
Instead of demanding a huge surge of energy for a major project, micro-creative acts (a quick sketch, a few lines of poetry, a spontaneous melody) offer gentle, consistent stimulation.| createmefree.substack.com
If you miss a day, skip a week, or scrap a project, that does not erase you as an artist.| createmefree.substack.com
How to measure creative growth on your own terms, even when your body won't cooperate| createmefree.substack.com
Why creativity sometimes feels flat, and how to gently reconnect with your artistic self| createmefree.substack.com
Redefining resistance, fatigue, and creative inconsistency through a compassionate lens| createmefree.substack.com
An overview of the framework that I use to explore this topic along with examples| createmefree.substack.com
