TIPS FOR TACKLING CREATIVE ANXIETY

One of my very favourite bloggers, the lovely Bee over at VIVATRAMP, did a post quite some time ago about getting rid of creative anxiety, and it's helped me to this day. If you have any sort of creative endeavour at all: writing, painting, blogging... making tiny models of politicians out of plasticine and making them have debates, you'll know that sometimes our creative process becomes stifled with doubts, and our ability to do and make the things we love grinds to a halt. Having dealt with this plenty over the years I thought I'd spread the love as a fellow creative person and share my own tips for tackling fears and worries relating to creativity.

MY NEW FAVOURITE THING

 

I've always been a fairly creative person. I don't pretend to be any kind of master at drawing or writing, but I find that indulging in creative projects is both soothing for an overworked brain, and something to provide excitement and purpose when I'm feeling a bit lacklustre.

I've played with writing for years and years, and so am pretty confident when I embark on a new project in that area, but recently I have decided to take up a medium that I am almost completely new to: Watercolours. I've owned a cheap crappy set and used them maybe ten times over the past few years, but recently I've felt the itch to actually devote some time and effort to trying out watercolour art in a more serious way.