8 hands-on ways to get out of creative anxiety

I’ve always painted, always, My mother was an artist and I grew up underneath her studio desk, trying to paint like she did. But as I grew up, it became crucial for me to find my own voice and I just didn’t feel ready to show anyone my work until I was absolutely satisfied with it. Which I never was. So for years I kept painting, absolutely hating everything I made. The voices of self doubt were so loud I made sure everything was thrown away in a bin far away from my house so that it couldn’t be found accidentally by anyone.

Maria WiggeNovember 4, 2019Comment

Time in the studio

My inspiration and urge to create is about to explode in my chest right now. As I suddenly have huge amounts of time devoted to this, I get more stressed about aaaaall the things I want to do. And anyone who’s ever immersed themselves in creativity of some sort knows that time - flies. I drop the kids off to school, blink, and all of a sudden I’m late picking them up. I had such grand plans of taking long inspiring autumn walks and making myself very healthy smoothies throughout the day but as soon as I pick up my brushes from the washroom and turn on some music time just warps.

Maria WiggeOctober 28, 2019 Comments

Week one of life as a full time artist (Insert screaming face emoji here)

So here it goes. Kids are off to school, the house is quiet - this is where it begins. Where DO I even begin? My mind is full of visions of what all this time could be used for. I suddenly have days upon days of playing (I’m using the word play very deliberate here) in the studio. I’ve bought stacks of new things to try out - fluid inks, heavy body acrylics, watercolor paper, canvas and brushes I have yet to try. For me, creating in a playful, abundant mindset makes all the difference for the outcome. As soon as fear of failure sets in I paint in a safe zone - without pushing boundaries and that almost always ends up in the bin.

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