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“It’s never been easier to become an artist”. I’ve heard this said so many times in so many forms. With the rise of social media, of digital marketplaces, of e-commerce and drop-shipping, of print-on-demand and crowdsourcing, we’ve never had such a wealth of resources at our fingertips to help us …
So many of us artists grapple with the feeling that we have to be original, or that we are not original enough, or that we aren’t good enough or smart enough to be original. But originality can actually really hurt our ability to connect with our audience, and the pursuit of originality for originality’s sake can hinder us more than it helps. This article will help you better understand originality and provide you with an easier and more effective route towards it.
“…Like the setting sun casts a shadow so slowly that we don’t consciously notice the light changing, nostalgia has crept up on me, whispering seductively about times gone by and simpler, happier, more hopeful days…”
Ok, so I’m going to start by saying it’s unlike me to write a strong opinion piece. I’m not a fan of inflammatory content, from myself or from others, but this one I feel is important to my work and the message I am conveying and to a social problem more collectively.
When I was getting started in my career as a freelance artist, I was often told to “specialize”.
There are few pieces of advice that have been as restrictive to me as that one.
Passion is a word that gets thrown around lightly, flippantly and thoughtlessly. We hear it all the time, and for many of us, the mere sound of it can drop a bomb in our stomachs as we wonder if we’re broken for not having had our eureka moment.
to break down why we do the things we normally do and see if we can find other ways to do them. Essentially, we need to understand our Core Values.
Have you ever considered undertaking a feat so daunting that you arrived at the ultimate conclusion “why bother”?
Let’s shift our focus away from speeding up our journey and on to finding our optimal, safe pace.
My journey has been strewn with blessings and mistakes. Heed my lessons and don’t make the same mistakes I made.
At some point, we all wobble in the face of self-reflection. Try these methods to move forward.
