by Douglas Paul Smith | Oct 5, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Emotions, Transforming Fear, Anxiety, and Depression
Anger Journaling, a.k.a. Rage Writing The Benefits of Expressing Emotions like Anger and Frustration As artists, and as human beings, we’re sometimes bombarded with obstacles. And with obstacles, invariably come negative emotions. Emotions such as anger...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Sep 16, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Emotions, Transforming Fear, Anxiety, and Depression
The Emotional Guidance System – A Way of Seeing How We’re Stuck When you’re floating down the river, and you get snagged on a rock, it’s usually easier to see how you’re snagged, in order to unsnagg yourself – instead of trying to pull...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 30, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Art as Meditation, The Artist’s Dilemma, Transforming Fear, Anxiety, and Depression, Uncategorized
Accessing Intuition Our creative genius – Where does it lie? Is it mere fiction? Do some of us have it, and some not? How can we access it? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to your intuition and to the state of Flow. Welcome to your unblocked, unbridled...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 30, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, The Artist’s Dilemma, Transforming Fear, Anxiety, and Depression, Uncategorized
Artist’s Block and the Creative Struggle: Learning to Focus in the Digital Age Artist’s block – if you’re an artist of some kind like I am, you most likely already know about it. Maybe you know a lot more than you’d like to admit, and have been struggling for...
by Wei-wu Wei | Apr 26, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Uncategorized
It’s no secret that mental health issues are prevalent among artists and creative minds. The very act of creating is a vulnerable one, requiring us to put ourselves out there and risk rejection and criticism. And while this vulnerability is what makes art so...
by Wei-wu Wei | Apr 25, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Making a Living as an Artist
Insights from Successful Artists It’s a mad world out there, especially if you’re an artist trying to navigate the tumultuous waters of today’s art scene. Gone are the days when simply creating beautiful, technically proficient work was enough...
