MIDSUMMER CREATIVE
#creativerefresh22
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Lessons will be available to watch until Sunday 19th June
We’ll have a mix of live sessions and guided exercises. Please make sure you are signed up to receive the emails. Live calls will be in the Facebook group and shown here, but you need to be in the group to comment.
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You can print off a schedule here:
The prize contest is now closed! The winner will be announced at the ‘Pimms Party’ (or coffee!) live call at 4pm BST on Sunday 19th June in the Art Explorers Facebook group Good luck!
Friday 4pm BST
Centre
Watch for today's task and then comment on the post below.
comment on this postSaturday
Create
Today we're moving into making your creative desires real by looking at different elements to develop.
No special art materials required, use what you already have.
Print worksheetStreamed Studio session
(full edited version here)
How I use sketchbooks, book mentioned is in the FAQ section at the bottom of this page.
When you've watched today's lesson, let us know what you'll be creating!
comment here
Sunday
Nourish
A day of rest... almost!
No video today. Today's exercise has been sent to your email with the subject 'Words have power'. When you've completed this exercise....
comment hereThe emails are sent at 10am but may take some time to arrive. Please make sure you are signed up using the form above. This email has already been sent. You can find today's exercise below.
find today's exerciseMonday 4pm BST
Edit
I'll be sharing a super cool tool to help you filter through those big to-do lists and we'll look at understanding your natural energy ebb and flow so you can move forward with more ease (and figure out what fires you up and what to drop!)
Watch on this page or in the Facebook group
Listen today for the secret word for the Prize giveaway! More details HERE
comment hereThe 'Focus' calculator I showed is a Google sheet - you will be prompted to make a copy in your own Google drive. If you don't use this, just draw a pen and pencil version - does the same job!
make my copy
Tuesday 4pm BST
Refine
We all want find satisfaction and fulfilment in the work we make - and our lives. This call will be more of a workshop, so come prepared with a pen a sheet of paper...
Oh, all the C's - this made me laugh! (also, got to love a good freeze frame ..) x
Watch on this page or in the Facebook group
comment hereWednesday 4pm BST
Grow
Join us for this call in our Facebook group where I will be able to see and reply to your comments. It will also stream to this page.
It's been a fab week and I hope it's left you refreshed and enthused! Let us know your plans here:
If you've enjoyed this week, it doesn't have to end! In the Connected Artist Club we have weekly live calls together....
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FAQs & help
How do I watch the calls?
The live sessions will be streamed to the Facebook group where I'll be able to see your comments. You may need to refresh your facebook feed at the right time to load the stream.
Calls will also play on this event page but you won't be able to comment.
Where do I find things in the Facebook group?
Upcoming calls will be posted in the Featured section HERE
Call replays are in the Guides section HERE
Daily Comment threads will be posted in the Guides section HERE
Do I need to be on Facebook?
We use a Facebook group to stream the Live calls and for discussion and sharing. The main lessons and reminders will be sent to you by email (as long as you are signed up above), but Facebook is where the chat will happen.
Join the Facebook groupI can’t watch live, can I catch up?
The calls are all recorded. You can watch them in the Guides section of the Facebook group which is where the comments and discussion will happen. Call videos will also be shown on the event page here. You can watch replays in both places until 20th June.
Other links:
How to make a moodboard
How to tidy your studio
Books mentioned:
'Art & Fear' by David Bayles and Ted Orland
'Create Perfect Paintings' by Nancy Reyner
Need more help?
If you need support and you can't find the answer here check the SUPPORT thread in the Facebook group as your question may have been answered.
Or email [email protected] and we'll answer as soon as we can.
Sunday 'nourish'
Continue to carve out time for your art, but also take some time today to go a little deeper.
Today some calm… No video 🙂
This is a retreat after all!
Yesterday I spoke about how learning to be your own teacher is the best way to make progress. We need to do the inner work. Whether your dream is more about the art of creation or growing a business, we always butt up against these mindset hurdles. So today is journal time.
We’ve talked already about how we go through different emotional states - especially while we are learning something new.
Giving ourselves grace is key to whether we stay the course. We know the path isn’t always going to be smooth, and journaling is a great way to allow these to come to the surface.
Today you’re going to tuck yourself away and write for 10 minutes or so. You can do free writing - just write - whatever comes up - keep going until you stop, and then some.
Or choose one of these prompts below. Whichever you feel most drawn to (or perhaps whichever one you would rather avoid!)
You can write in a notebook, I often use just scrap sheet paper, let my writing is messy. This is a process of letting your ideas and emotions rise up, and I usually don’t refer to these again.
If I fully trusted and believed my art could be anything I desired, what would I create?
Where am I holding myself back?
Where can I ask for more support?
Where am I ready to grow?
