Archive for the 'Being an artist' Category
Creativity and Joyfulness
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh January 18th, 2008 in Being an artist, Creativity, Just Doing It.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Well, earlier this week I wrote a post entitled Creativity and Depression. A comment by Sari offered the other perspective on the subject. Among a number of interesting points Sari argued that media presentation and our own willingness (as creative people) to express ourselves skewed the perception [...]
Creativity and Depression?
27 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh January 15th, 2008 in 3rd Party Articles, Being an artist, Happiness.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
I’ve just read Chris Dunmire’s book review of The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person’s Path Through Depression, by Eric Maisel. You’ll also find an excerpt from the book, which is certainly worth taking a moment to read.
Now I haven’t read the book yet – only Chris’s [...]
Stop Worrying About Talent And Be Your Best Creative Self
4 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh December 4th, 2007 in Being an artist, Creativity, Happiness, Just Doing It.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
One of the things that gives we creative people endless anguish is the nagging worry about our own talent. Do we have enough of it? Have others been blessed with more? Is it fair?
Well – here’s a hard truth. It’s a near certainty that there are other [...]
Sideways Saying #3 – If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes
1 Comment Published by Andrew Leigh November 15th, 2007 in Being an artist, Happiness, Just Doing It, Sideways Sayings.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Don’t you just love inner dialogues:
Oh, I really do love this saying.
What? How can you say that? This saying is so far wrong it’s coming round the other side and taking a crafty peak at being right.
It is right! It’s one of the great personal development aphorisms. [...]
Dare to be Disliked
6 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh October 25th, 2007 in Being an artist, Creativity, Personal Voice.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
When it comes to your creative output, if you want to be loved, learn to be loathed.
I had a bit of a revelation the other day, courtesy of the Daily Mail (and I don’t say that often). My dear mum-in-law handed me one of their give-away CDs, [...]
