tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338923936154680880.post7856796361106786451..comments2023-10-18T02:08:44.779-07:00Comments on julia crossland: The Secret to Making Authentic ArtJulia Crossland Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338923936154680880.post-71471912259471770492019-11-23T17:59:40.260-08:002019-11-23T17:59:40.260-08:00I came back to reread this slowly. It is worth it....I came back to reread this slowly. It is worth it. Good advice for people just starting out or renewing their creative expression. I'm a non-professional creative person, making and exploring art without training or instruction. So for me it is mostly carefree, but as my tools and supplies and aspirations grow, I get a bit hesitant and do more thinking than creating. I see the refined techniques and know-how of some experienced artists or gifted youngsters, and I become more aware of my informality. It reminds me of when I first got my driver's license and rented a high-powered sports car from the airport. I had no idea. To me it was just a car. Nice looking, sure, but I didn't think about make/model. Looking back I realize it was a fast sports car, and I have apprehension. I also have qualms about driving to the airport through hectic Washington, D.C. When I was oblivious, there was nothing to it but do it! (as the old saying goes) AlexineHartslovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071061000392088617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338923936154680880.post-54801532068107599442019-10-21T01:46:00.070-07:002019-10-21T01:46:00.070-07:00I feel both incredibly pressured and inspired by o...I feel both incredibly pressured and inspired by other artists and illustrators on social media platforms. I want to look for inspiration, but I also get quite stressed by the pressure to create. I've also taken a step back from social media. I'm only posting when I have work to share and I'm also trying desperately not to sit constantly just scrolling on my phone, which I seem to waste hours doing, when I could be painting!<br />I find your emails and blogs more real and inspiring than many of the social media posts, where they make me frustrated and probably jealous!<br />Thank you Julia and congratulations on your new deal. XxxOriginal Art By Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284800823077324145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338923936154680880.post-5829051461584180192019-10-18T07:55:00.563-07:002019-10-18T07:55:00.563-07:00Hello Heather,
Thank you so much!
Isn’t it inter...Hello Heather,<br /><br />Thank you so much!<br /><br />Isn’t it interesting to realise this, and brilliant that you experienced it this way! I also like the word liberation, it definitely describes so well that feeling of creating authentically, and for ourselves!<br /><br />Julia xxxJulia Crossland Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338923936154680880.post-84519684804172719312019-10-18T06:57:14.242-07:002019-10-18T06:57:14.242-07:00I discovered this by accident, this summer. Having...I discovered this by accident, this summer. Having spent three years doing City & Guilds, having to include particular stitches or techniques, I woke up one morning with a burning desire to make a piece I could see really clearly in my head. I didn’t sketch it out, or sample threads - I just made it, over a couple of days, adding the next section as I went along. It felt like a real liberation, making something just for me, the way I wanted.<br /><br />The funny thing is, I got more social media likes, and positive comments, than I’d had for any of my other pieces, and I wonder whether that’s because people could see that it was authentically me?<br /><br />Congrats on the American deal, by the way! 👍👍👍Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160971651020687637noreply@blogger.com