Who Told You You Aren't An Artist

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of external discouragement on artistic identity and encourages reclaiming the title of 'artist'.

Who told you that you weren't an artist? This episode dives deep into that pesky little question and explores how those offhand comments can stick to us like gum on a shoe. We unravel the mystery of why so many of us have let someone else dictate our creativity, and trust me, it's time to take that word "artist" back! We'll chat about the wild journey of reclaiming your artistic identity, including the struggles and triumphs that come with it. So grab your paintbrush, your notebook, or whatever your creative weapon of choice is, and let’s remind ourselves that being an artist is about creating for the joy of it—no sales necessary! At some point, many people stop calling themselves artists — not because they stopped creating, but because someone else told them they weren’t one. In this episode, we explore the quiet moments that cause people to abandon their creative identity and how those messages follow us into adulthood. This episode is for: People who were discouraged from pursuing art early on Adults with careers and families who still feel the pull to create Anyone who’s been told art is impractical, unrealistic, or “not for them” We talk about: The moment creative identity…

Topics covered

• artistic identity
• creativity
• self-discovery
• overcoming discouragement

Keywords

• creativity
• artist
• self-expression
• art

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