When I think about what it means to be a creative, an artist, I think of the actual act of sitting down to the canvas or page and creating. But the more I have thought on this, the more I realize, there is SO MUCH MORE than this. It’s a mindset, it’s taking action, yes. But it’s also about looking inside yourself, entering a cocooning phase, and being ok with inaction, too.
I’m Isa Down, and I’m an artist, author, and teacher. Today’s class, Overcome Your Creative Block: 5 Essential Exercises to Get You Unstuck is about overcoming that place of feeling stuck creatively. Today’s lesson is divided into three parts: Outlook, Expansion, and Practice. Outlook: We will first explore an exercise in Essential 1: Mark Making. Then, in Essential 1, we will explore the question: what is the outlook or mindset that you need to take to enter the space to sit down and create something that is just itching inside of you to get out? Expansion looks at exploring different ways that you can take a creative approach – that may have nothing to do with your main creative media of choice. Getting outside of your comfort zone to truly understand yourself as a creative. In this section, we have two exercise/creative prompts, and one section where we discussion what it means to expand and stretch those creative muscles. The final section, Practice, is just that – it’s about the daily rituals you can take to truly evolve into your creative life, and embody that lifestyle at any stage – whether you are in hibernation mode or are creating product every day. We discuss the "Daily 3's" that you can establish for yourself -- and how to integrate the lessons from this class in your everyday creative life.
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