Great ideas, thank you. This approach really fits in well with Internal Family Systems, an approach to the inner world that really listens to all parts of us, including the parts that we don't like about ourselves ( the Inner Critic is often one of them) and gives them space to express themselves so that all of us is heard and welcomes. I will be using your suggestions to let my parts express themselves in whatever way they feel is right for them!

I grabbed some card board form something I ordered on amazon and I had all my supplies (well some) and I started to scratch splash splotch and scribble and I actually kind of like what I did but knew it was ugly going in, Maybe I'll share on my little non existent personal channel. I actually didn't hate the "ugly art" and it kind of reminded me of Picaso style.Whom I totally admire because he didn't give a "you know what" what people thought. Thank you for this... I have been holding off a lot not doing what comes to my mind because of perfectionism but this is a great exercise to get past that 'first step" block that I think we all have whether it's art or work or whatever! I'm totally inspired! Liked... subscribed and looking forward to more inspiration! xoxo

Thanks!

Perfectionism and anxiety definitely have held me back. Planning and thinking too much, forgetting the purpose of creating. Trying to create more freely lately. Thank you for this VALUABLE video I will definitely do this. ❤️

It feels so good to see someone whose physical writing style/handwriting is so close to mine. I have been self-conscious in the past about the random missing letters and imperfect style of my handwriting. I also write so quickly and if I slow down, my mind sometimes blanks and the I focus too much about the writing being perfect and forget the point of it all.

This was exactly what I needed ❤

hi I did this exercise in order to give myself space to create whatever. normally i do my best to create something very nice/beautiful, but as i am not feeling to well and i do like to create something, i did this. it learned me that creating is creating, no matter what the idea about it is. so i created something i will not share with anyone, like i normally do. its for me only and thats ok.

I so love this 😊

Thank you for this 🤍

I almost just wasted a few hours trying to get work done that my heart wasn’t in, I just know I would have had to scrap it and try again later. Chose to chill and recharge and this vid came up. It’s easy to forget that we like what we like because we are in love with the process of unfolding within it. I had zero investment in the return when I chose my interest. How funny that I could forget that. Thanks for the wisdom to regroup 🩵

thanks Marie! I love this lesson, really useful!

I never thought of such a way to create some balance in my art and life. Thank You.

You're caring and encouraging nothing like a karen who's discouraging, my technique is not a clean perfect one i mostly just chicken scratch and will it to look like something.

Love it!

While doing this alot of sadness bubbled up, I feel like crying but no tears yet. But a little voice in the dephts of my sadness is asking me to go on and make more ugly art so that I can make the sadness feel welcome and safe to exist. So I will try my best to listen and grant that wish. Thank you for showing us (me and the sadness) the way. ❤🙏

Thank you sweetie for your encouragement!🌷

I loooove it 🕊️makes me think of a mindfulness exercise for an artsy fartsy poyson

I love the way you make your art. This reminds me of “The Therapist” by Rene Magritte.

I am personally a very perfectionistic type of artist creating miniature watercolour illustration that are very detailed and tedious. When I go through my old student sketchbooks I can see many "works" such as this and can definitely relate to this practice. Sometimes when I wouldn't meet my expectations for a drawing I would just kind of ruin it even more 😮 but it never got quite as brutal as yours. I mean I thought yours was pretty until you started smudging and completely covering and destroying it with the red paint 😂😂😂 I felt something go wrong deep inside my soul. Probably should try this sometimes 😅

Emotional flashbacks…I too had no idea this was a thing until I realized that’s what was happening. I thought all feelings were real time but came to see that the feelings were memories with no visuals and were from the past. This has been huge for my recovery. I can then attend to those feelings and metabolize them and heal them. Pete Walkers books have been life changing for this. Thank you for sharing your experience.❤

thank you queeeeeeeen

Working full time in a soul destroying job has taken my creativity from me, I used to be creative in several art forms and loved using my hands but I don't have time or energy for it anymore. I suppose I'm depressed and don't know how to go back to that creativity. But I will get a journal I don't mind making ugly art in and try this. I will have to fight against my perfectionism but I'm going to do it. Might get a cheaper journal first, though. 🤭

I once took a screenshot of someone calling my doodles ugly and posted it to social media to see what sort of reaction it got. I noticed that the two dudes who "liked" the mean post were both set designers who made surrealistic, psychedelic, abstract set designs for things like music festivals and big open air events. Basically what I'd like to be doing if I could get my ideas onto a bigger scale and bigger mode of production. And it occurred to me that these guys are basically my competition, which made me feel really sad. Artists are rare and we're supposed to support each other. We have a hard enough time surviving in the world as it is. And besides all that, artists tend to be left-leaning, more empathetic, more sensitive individuals. And so it really broke my heart that so many of them would band together to bully me. It's like the opposite spirit of creativity. And maybe I'm overthinking their reaction, but I don't think so, since they didn't "like" any of my other posts... only this one critical post. And they weren't subscribed to my page as "followers" and my post had no tags where it would come up in a public search, which means that they were lurkers. Apparently lurking in the background but not saying anything for a very long time. And so I guess that's one of the big themes or ideas I'm tapping into. The darkest parts of the human mind and heart.

Sometimes ugly is exactly the point. I love the concept designs and creatures in "Stranger Things". Maybe monsters don't appeal to everyone, but it can appeal to the right audience at the right time.

I'm not an artist but I found this very therapeutic in giving permission to confront parts of myself that I've been scared of. Thank you <3

I'm not good at drawing but I have lots of creative ideas. I doodle things that might be used as ideas for costumes or creatures or some other medium down the road. Not all drawing has to be done for the sake of the drawing itself. It could lead to something else. Most important point is to get your creativity flowing.

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Thank you Marie, your video was so helpful to me because to be honest I have struggled with my art the last couple of weeks. Like you said we all have certain expectations (and this can extend to others too outside of ourselves). Perfection is my nemesis...always was unfortunately. I will definitely try this exercise tomorrow.

I have CPTSD and I am learning watercolor painting as part of my healing and self-regulation. I watched your painting videos first and then KZbin figured I’d like this one too. I’ve always thought about sharing my own journey at some point when I’m ready. This could not have been easy.

Thank you soooo much!! Your video saved me, I was in a spiral of rejecting my own art, and now, thanks to you, I was able to return on drawing and making art on an almost daily basis! And whenever I feel I’m stuck again, I always return to this video! 😊❤

what are these pencils you're using?

So much fun!!!! Thank you for letting child me out again

This was wonderful ❤thank you 🙏

Not sure it’s possible to make ugly art with Caran D’Ache art supplies 😂

You know, i think the exercise of addressing expectations would be great for anyone struggling with feelings of lack of self worth in any field. It’s therapeutic to look those kinds of thoughts head on and to physically manifest them and get them out of one’s head for sure. I suppose this ventures into the territory of art therapy!

I love your accent, where is it from?? Spanish native speaker artist here. I love ugly and bad art.

Thank you so much for this video!!

" A sketchbook is a working tool." Well that just entirely changed my view on sketchbooks. Thanks! :D

I like it.

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This makes me so happy. I love ugly art!

I needed this "I'm gonna let go of what it was before and work with what it is" thank you ❤

Drugs and depression also help.

I actually really enjoyed your paintings :B

Exactly!

This is so cool.❤

Hi! Since I let go and let myself draw ugly things without any schemes, patterns, anything, it started to feel sooo good and sometimes even end up looking very nice :D

THANK YOU. :')))) <3

Thank you so much for this! I'm a writer who dabbles in drawing to help free my creativity, but even that sours at times, and this was just lovely to bring me back to my own unique centre.

The word artist makes me so uncomfortable. I did photography for long years as a passion, i was having my professional camera with me often, i loved my art haha, yet..i never could accept the word artist or photographer because i did not go to a school. Even after I had a 3months course and a certificate, i couldn't. Because i knew there are people who invested years in education and they diserve the artist label..also, i studied psychology for 5 years, but did not continue the post education formation required in my country to BE a psychologist, counselor or therapist..so I couldn't and cannot accept that word also. I am not an artist or psychologist, but I am very artistic and love understanding people and help them along their journey. Probably, if I would feel very talented in any type of art then I would be able to play more with the idea of artist..but art for me is just a tool for expressing my inner world and my knowledge and talent is well, low. Love these sessions ❤