Be fearless! Overcome artist blocks caused by FEAR and inhibition

Be fearless! Overcome artist blocks caused by FEAR and inhibition
In this video I talk through some common fears that can inhibit you when it comes to being creative and making art. Are you holding yourself back? Are there things you straight up say "I can't do that!"? Let's overcome these fears together in this video to allow you to become fearless and free!
First of all, I discuss the ' 3 Cs' of overcoming fear:
- Contextualisation
- Confidence
- Courage
I then dig into more specific fears around making art:
- The fear of wasting materials
- The fear of ruining paintbrushes
- The fear of ruining a good sketchbook
- The fear of ruining a painting
- The fear of wasting time
- The fear of not being good enough
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Time stamps:
Intro: 00.00
Contextualisation: 00:34
Confidence: 00:45
Courage: 01:14
Wasting materials: 01:40
Ruining paintbrushes: 03:31
Ruining sketchbooks: 05:37
Ruining a painting: 07:29
Wasting time: 09:23
Not being good enough: 11:08

[@jayblue-cy5gr]

Yes! Absolutely! This is all so true, Rose. I have all these fears too. I have a huge collection of "collage fodder", and so much of it is "too precious" to use in collages!! It is ridiculous! I will probably never get around to using it all....

[@RoseWildsmith]

Ahhh another fear I hadn’t thought of! I also hoard collage fodder and worry about using it up on the wrong piece because it’s the only one. Better to use it than leave it to rot in the cupboard though! If you have very precious pieces you could take a photo of them or colour copy them perhaps?

[@Cynthia.B]

Thank you! That was all very helpful and encouraging! 💖

[@RoseWildsmith]

You are so welcome! 🤗

[@acadiasands1971]

I loved the way you formatted this video. Stating the issue, giving examples of how this issue may pertain to you, followed by simple and practical advice. Valuable advice for us that are scared to progress!

[@RoseWildsmith]

Thank you for such lovely feedback! I’m glad you found something helpful in the video 🤗

[@mariach46]

First of all, I love the glasses on you! So colourful ❤ I think i possess all of the above mentioned fears, especially the Letting go part! But I do push myself sometimes, im just so scared of disappointing myself 😬 Thank you for your wise words ❤

[@RoseWildsmith]

Aw thank you! I saw the glasses and had to buy them immediately 🤓 I think we all have these fears but being aware of them is the first step towards letting go and being free ❤️

[@sandrafisherhayes3219]

I love love love your glasses Rose! Very cheerful and colourful 😊 Re: fears or fearlessness. I'm quite fearless about experimenting with different media and techniques in my sketchbooks and with painting...however it is moving on from that stage and how to utilise these experimental pieces into my artwork where I get stuck if that makes sense Rose? For example my latest obsession is creating momigami and joomchi fabric/papers and knowing what to do with them once they are made...like where do I go from here? The fear of wasting all of these pieces has caused my latest creative block

[@RoseWildsmith]

Ahhh thank you for the glasses compliment! I can totally relate to the feeling of not wanting to waste your beautiful hand made papers! I have a collection of those too. I would remind yourself that you know how to make more, and that if you don’t use them in your projects, they will just sit in a cupboard. I also really like the approach of Shelley Rhodes, who will often cut up and reuse old artworks that she doesn’t like to make new ones. She often patchworks together bits and pieces of old work and comes up with something totally new. So that’s another way to look at it- if you make a piece that incorporates the handmade papers and don’t like it, that doesn’t need to be the final destination for that piece. You could cut up little bits and stick them to the front of greetings cards! Anyway I hope that helps and trust me you are not alone! I struggle with all the same stuff and made this video for myself as much as anyone else 😆 xxx