Journal Lesson
A mixed media collage and play with creating an image that speaks to you.
For me, art is all about the process of creating and the time I spend being creative. If I like the result, which is not always the case, it is a bonus. When I started to treat the time I was creating this way, magic started to happen. I could let go of the unrealistic pictures in my brain that my hands never could transfer to the paper and that made me disappointed every time I picked up a paint brush. To find a process that I enjoyed and that made the time creating the important part, was the key to tap into my creative spark and to find my unique voice. I started to let go of my self-critic and the pictures in my head did not dominate my mind and I started to let my soul be the chief of command. It is how the creative process makes me feel while painting that is important, and when it feels good, the magic happens.
In this lesson I will show you my imperfect process of creating an imperfect piece of art. You will see how the face I create is very rough and imperfect while painting, yes, it is even ugly at stages and that is ok. This tricks my mind to let go of perfection all through the painting process. When I accepted the impossible, to achieve a perfect piece of art, something deeper, something that is unique, something that is essentially me starts to appear and take form. It is a process that makes me feel safe, that makes me feel at home, and when I stay in the imperfection, my art fills with meaning and soul. The gift of imperfection!
