Sometimes I feel like I am waiting at the rivers edge. Refreshing the weather app, calculating planet placement, showing up to my rituals waiting for the sword of creativity to fall into my lap, like a phoenix from the sky.
But never once has that worked for me.
It never comes when we’re searching for it. Line in the river, feet dangling off the dock. But if I am focusing, searching for the answer it will never appear in the place I am looking for it. The most frustrating lesson for any artist to learn and I feel I have to remind myself that of this each day. That while yes tea in the morning with morning pages, coffee, peanut butter on toast, brush my teeth, walk the dog is a ritual I know feels good – enough scaffolding to keep me upright and moveable. It’s not the recipes to life. It is a function to allows me to show up. Its not what makes me art, hold the hand, moves the paint and carries the axe.
And just when I finally give up, turn the page surrender to the fixiation and promise I will sit down and read, play video games all weekend and watch movies for the vibes only. Then the clarity rains in. The sky opens up and the answer is delivered.
But man I gotta learn that every time.
Heres some of stuff I drew on my couch this week (opening up print files to paid members ✌️) because of course it comes in when you’re on hour 4 on sitting-on-the-couch ☺️
FINDINGS
Wanna not wait to be inspired and craft a better relationship with creativity? CREATIVE LOVE LANGUAGES: on demand little workshop by me for yah, free.99 of course 🥰
This is my new fav youtube channel – pure vibes
Taking up dumb crafts with friends
Organizing current stash of fabric, yard, stuff I have squirrelled anyway knowing I’ll find it useful to get re-inspired
WORKSHOP ALERT! Man I love sharing the space I have cultivated, Cait will be taking up space at In The Roots HQ on April 13th and you’re invited 🥰 Bleed Your Art Out: A workshop on creativity & the menstrual cycle
Big love ✌️
Phoebe