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It’s Your Job to Make an Artist
What is the meaning of 'the job of an artist is to make an artist'?
The job of an artist is to make an artist means that artists integrate life's experiences, including stumbles and growth, into their creative work. Your art becomes a reflection of your unique story. This perspective emphasizes that even when life intervenes, these lessons enrich the artistic process. Today, I’m going to share a bit of my own Artist’s Story, hoping you’ll find resonance. Professionally, artists also share their stories through resumes; if yours needs improvement, explore the guide I created for Artist CVs.
It means that sometimes Life gets in the way. It means that even as we stumble and fall, as we learn and grow, we bring those lessons into our work.
Your art is a reflection of your story.
Today, I’m going to share a bit of my own Artist’s Story. I hope you’ll watch because you might recognize yourself there.
Crista x
ps. Professionally, one way that we share our Artist Stories is through our resumes. If your resume is not impressing, click here to read the guide I created for Artist CVs.
Written by Crista Cloutier, artist mentor + founder of The Working Artist. (learn more about Crista here)





