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creative burnout

Creative Burnout

Creative burnout is real.  Many creatives face it everyday in a very real way. You can ignore the dangers at your own peril. Or you can find a way to get deep, real rest. Professional artists are like professional athletes. You worked hard to get where you are, and you developed your talents. As a […]

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Becoming a Healthy Artist

Becoming a Healthy Artist

Becoming a healthy artist isn’t something most artists ever talked about in their universities, their studios, or their galleries. From professors to patrons, the focus has been on your creativity, and your innovation. Yet, if you are going to have a productive and long career, then becoming a healthy artist is critically important. As creatives […]

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Creativity Demands the Whole Self

Creativity Demands the Whole Self One fact of being a successful artist or creative professional is this: creativity demands the whole self. Any other way produces anemic and lame art. One of my early convictions about creativity, art and faith came from a jazz professor. I studied jazz at Westmont College in the days when […]

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Artist as Entrepreneur

Artist as Entrepreneur All Artists are Entrepreneurs. Filmmakers may understand this mindset sooner than actors or painters or dancers, but make no mistake, YOU are your own business. The sooner you realize this the better. It is fine to think of yourself as an artist, but it is absolutely critical that you see yourself as […]

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Stop Saying Christian Artist

Stop Saying Christian Artist. The term “Christian Artist” sounds simple and its meaning seems obvious. Intuitively we think we know what it means. But well intended language often gets in the way of clarity. Everyone wants to discover their life purpose, and to find joy in doing the very thing they believe God designed them […]

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10th Commandment for Artists

Enjoy this vlog of the 10th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. Here’s a little about the video: Coveting kills your joy. Unlike the other commandments, this one cuts to the heart. God cares about your affections and desires, not simply your actions, because that is where the […]

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Finding Your Calling as an Artist

Peter Pan is a Bad Role Model Did Peter Pan have a calling? We’ll never know. He refused to grow up. As artists or creative professionals, we all need to keep our childlike sense of imagination and play like Peter Pan. However, we cannot afford to remain children. We must grow up and become that […]

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9th Commandment for Artists

Enjoy this vlog of the 9th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. The grim and grit of society are an essential part of many movies, video games, and even works of fine art in museums. We see a world of deceit, lying and betrayal in stories every day, […]

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