Top 10 Signs You Need an Artist Retreat Day
Chances are, if you're a creative artist, you're longing for more time to create. Even when we're lucky enough to be surrounded by our art on a regular basis, there's always more we feel we could be doing. And for many of us, the idea of freely expressing our creativity – whether it's for one day or ANY day, feels like a far-away dream.
How badly do YOU want that retreat? See how many of these signs you have.
Top 10 Signs You Need an Artist Retreat Day
© Linda Dessau, 2013. Originally published on the Everyday Artist blog in December 2005.
Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues.
How badly do YOU want that retreat? See how many of these signs you have.
Top 10 Signs You Need an Artist Retreat Day
- You feel resentful about the success that other artists are enjoying.
- You can't remember the last time you created something new.
- You're bubbling over with new ideas and haven't had the time to develop any of them.
- You've been staring at the same unfinished piece for longer than you can remember or care to admit.
- You want to learn or improve a specific skill.
- You have an approaching deadline for a contest entry, gallery submission or festival application.
- You made a New Year's resolution about making more time for your creative work.
- You feel like your flow of creativity is blocked.
- You start to work on your creative projects but end up distracted by everyday life.
- You always put yourself and your creativity LAST on the to do list.
© Linda Dessau, 2013. Originally published on the Everyday Artist blog in December 2005.
Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues.