We are coming to the end of an entire year of posting new artwork every single day. There have been a lot of lessons learned the past 365 days. One of those lessons became evident during my “sub-challenge” of creating the 12 Days of Christmas.
Throughout the posts of the 12 days artwork, I noticed an increase in comments and engagement from my audience.
Which has me thinking that theme-challenges have some additional value to offer.… Read More
When creating there is a temptation to follow what others do, especially when we see someone who is successful. We can be drawn to that shiny, polished, completed package and think that they hold the secret we’ve been missing.
For the purposes of learning there isn’t anything wrong with copying. However, there comes a time when you need to establish your own creative voice.
Repeating what others are doing is a disservice to yourself and robs the world of your unique view.… Read More
It is easy to get discouraged when you are putting out content regularly and aren’t getting much engagement from people. We all enjoy the boost that comes from getting a lot of “likes” on a post or when someone takes the time to send a little love via an affirming comment.
This past week I started a theme of doing The 12 Days of Christmas for my daily post. As we are heading into the Holiday Season I wanted to give myself a “project” and I thought doing each of the days would be a fun challenge (and as an added bonus, a holiday product at the end!). Both in working out the phrases for each day, but also creating the accompanying graphics.… Read More
One of the biggest misconceptions is that creativity is something that appears out of wide-open spaces with endless possibilities. The image of an artist who is so prolific they just sit at a canvas and ideas flow like water, has tortured many a struggling creative.
Sitting in front of a blank page waiting for an idea to strike can be so intimidating.
I have sat in that space so many times. Ultimately, I would see it as confirmation that I’m not really an artist and should basically stop “pretending” I had any hope of ever being one.… Read More