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    Category: Inspiration

    Crayons on wood

    Have You Pushed PAUSE On Creativity?

    An artist recently spoke with me about her work. She tearfully admitted that she’d been too busy to create new work of any substance. She…

    crista
    Crista November 9, 2023

    When Artists Lack Motivation

     An artist asked how to fill his time when he didn’t feel particularly motivated or inspired to make something? I know that many artists…

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    Crista June 2, 2023

    The Truth About Success For Artists

       Artist, you cannot fail. What if that were true? What would you do differently if you knew that artists can’t ever fail? Well,…

    crista
    Crista May 14, 2023

    What the Blind Artist Saw

       Have you ever felt like your creativity wasn’t flowing? Maybe life wasn’t working out? Nothing was going according to plan? Have you ever…

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    Crista May 6, 2023

    How Artists Create Self-Confidence

       Have you ever found yourself questioning if you’re good enough? Or maybe you overthink something you did or something you said? Sometimes we…

    crista
    Crista April 21, 2023
    Art Pallette

    Are You Choosing Through Fear? Or From Truth?

    An artist recently told me that for years there was a battle inside her head as both hemispheres of her brain struggled to control her…

    crista
    Crista April 2, 2023
    Portrait of an 8 year old artist

    The 8-Year Old Artist’s Message

    It was Day 16 of my crowd-funding campaign and I had only cried in public once. Twice. Online crowd-funding is not for the faint of…

    crista
    Crista March 19, 2023
    printmaking studio

    The Artist Who Couldn’t Be Tamed

    Artist Luis Jimenez died tragically in an accident in June of 2006. At the studio where I worked, Luis was the first artist I knew…

    crista
    Crista November 25, 2022

    Are You Giving Your Power Away?

    I guess it won’t surprise you know that I’ve always believed in magic. I look for those small moments of synchronicity that let me know…

    crista
    Crista November 14, 2022
    i was here written in the sand

    What Will Become of You?

    I found myself at a crossroads when I was eighteen years old. I’d grown up in a family where science and mathematics made proper courses…

    crista
    Crista October 31, 2022
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