The Artist's Way is a 12 week program intended to help people access and own their creativity. My friend Emily and I have both attempted to work through it before, but neither of us ever finished the course. It came up because an acquaintance was leading a workshop (okay, she calls it a "play"shop) and I thought it might be something we could do together. We couldn't really afford to fork out the dough, though, so we started to talk about doing it on our own.
We got together but didn't talk about it very much before we committed. I didn't even THINK about it very much because I knew if I did, I would come up with a reason not to do it. And the truth is, there's not likely to be a better time in my life to do it. I'm currently grossly underemployed due to low enrollment in several of the programs I teach and that in turn makes me feel bad and question the path I'm on as a theater teaching artist. I know I'm lucky to be working in my ideal career but I won't be able to afford to stay in the business unless things pick up. I'm hopeful that working through this process will help me feel more confident and empowered as an artist, and that I'll seek out new opportunities (or that they will present themselves to me).
I also feel positive about having a friend to support me since I tend to work better with some external motivation.
I used to write a blog called "talk to the hand" about my experiences as a puppeteer performing school assemblies. I never really kept up blogging after I left that job but I always wanted to, and writing a blog in conjunction with this project really struck me as a good way to put the tools from the book to use right away and renew my creative expression.
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