E159 | Live Q&A - Why It's Important To Understand Why Your Art Matters

Today's podcast is a little different. I hosted it live and made it an open Q&A. I had no idea what we would talk about, which is always a nice surprise. The conversation ended up going in the direction of: What happens when you don't quite believe you are good enough to write, make art, or whatever you create - and you feel you have extensive areas of improvement? What happens when you pour your heart and soul into your work and the fear of it being criticised - or just the fear of sharing it full stop can make you feel incredibly anxious? Whether critique sessions actually work  Why it's important to understand why your art REALLY matters.   We also talked about how external pressures can influence the work we create and we pondered this question together: If you could make any art without fear, judgement or external pressures - what art would you really make??? I don't actually know the answer to this myself, but when I ponder this question, I do know that there is a part of my art-making or creativity that hasn't been released. I know there is a part of me that would make art against the norm—whatever that is. A seed has been planted for sure.