Mentoring with Carl Heyward December 15, 2024 11am-3pm
Mentoring and Workshop Participants :
Thought to touch base briefly to acknowledge the tremendous strides taken by working artists in various media that I have the good fortune to support and benefit from the lessons I learn from you.
Persistence / Patience / Time
...are three considerations that come immediately to mind and this one :
STOP JUDGING YOURSELF
which is probably the most pernicious and frequently occurring obstacle to practice.
We are our work and if we judge the results harshly we are likely to judge ourselves similarly, which serves no productive purpose. While this never goes completely away, acknowledging and naming those feelings and observations for what they are lessens their impact.
These are but a couple of strategies suggested out of my experience that I share with those I come in contact with. It won't won't get you a coffee in the morning , however...