Setting Up Your Art Studio - Book Sample
The Value of a Studio | Ditching Your Inner Critic
The Value of Having Your Own Studio
Why is it important to make a space for your art studio? On a gut level, I feel one of the most important reasons to have a specific place to do your art is that it validates the importance of your calling as artist. It tells the universe (and yourself) that creating art is of primary importance to you, that you are committed to it.
The force of one’s commitment is a powerful vibration that sets exciting events in motion. The universe responds by sending you the time, talent and mentors to live your dream. As author and training guru, James Womack, Ph.D., said, “Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the “right stuff” to turn our dreams into reality.”
On a more basic level, having a studio of your own provides:
- A quiet place to concentrate
- Greater organized and efficiency
- Increased production
- More time to create
- Frees up our inhibitions
What has been holding you back from setting aside studio space for yourself? If you’re like me, you may have one or two of the following “inner critic” messages banging around in your head. If so, it’s time to ditch your inner critic. One way to do that is with a sound counter argument. Here are few to consider:
I’m not that good. You’ll never know unless you commit to your calling. And rest assured that if there is a yearning inside you to create then making art is your calling.
I only dabble on the weekends. Yes, maybe now you’re working full-time, raising two kids, mowing the lawn, and visiting your sick mother in a nursing home a couple of times a week. But the dream still lives and with such a busy schedule, it’s all the more reasons to honor your inner artist with a space of his own.
Money is tight, much as I’d loved to, I’m not sure I can afford a studio. I commend you for sticking to a budget. Several of the artists I interviewed felt the same way. Keep reading and you’ll discover several creative ways to carve out and furnish a studio space with very little money.
I wish I had the space but we live in a small house (or apartment) and there’s just no room for an art studio. Okay, you don’t know me yet but ask anyone who does and they’ll tell you that I love a challenge. I can guarantee there’s a way to make a space just for you. Read on.
Gosh, I just don’t know where to begin. Yes you do, you bought this book! I promise to take you by the hand and walk you step-by-step through the planning, furnishing and organizing process until you have a studio you can be proud of.
Now that we’ve hopefully conquered the inner critic, let’s move on to the next challenge – finding a space for your art studio.
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