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The thought that it must be good stops you starting
Learn how to make it well first and most people quit. The order should be the other way round.
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It is not that you have no talent.
It was wanting to do it well that stopped you starting.
The Artist's Way, written by Julia Cameron in 1992, comes down to two things. Writing three pages by hand every morning, saying whatever comes to mind, and taking yourself out alone once a week. It doesn't teach you how to write well or draw well. The reason this method has lasted more than thirty years is that your hand only moves once you stop judging it.
WHY IT STOPS
Why you can't get past this week
It is the order, not willpower. Learn how to make it well first and you grade your own work by what you learned. Then most people quit.
- Learn the technique first — and you start grading your own work by it
- Make the thing first — and you have something to compare with others
- Open the senses first — with nothing to grade, you keep going
TWO HABITS
For two weeks you do exactly two things
〈The Artist's Way〉 has lasted over thirty years because the method is simple. We only shrank it to fit our circumstances.
- Writing by hand in the morning — three pages is a lot, so start with one. The content does not matter
- An outing on your own once a week — go with no purpose. It needn't be an exhibition; a stationery shop will do
- Show it to no one — these two are shown to nobody. Only then does appraisal stay out
Shown, not told
15 min a day
is enough
For two weeks you do only that
We do not appraise
You need not show it to anyone
Making it well comes later
1992
A method in use since
Julia Cameron, 〈The Artist's Way〉
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For you if
This can help if
- For those who want to make something but doubt they'd be any good
- For those whose new hobbies quickly fade
- For those who need somewhere other than work to bring themselves out
- For those who want to find out what they like first
Plenty of questions, no doubt
What are the three types?
Dance, drawing, and music. Music covers both singing and instruments together. Since they're different in nature, we keep the classes separate instead of mixing them.
Do I have to do all three?
No. Just pick one. You can switch later.
Which instruments are covered?
We start with instruments made for total beginners — guitar, ukulele, keyboard, the kind you can pick up on your own at home. If you don't have an instrument, you can start with singing instead.
I've never drawn before.
Opening Your Senses starts with drawing simple lines. There's a dedicated first ten pages for people whose hands feel stiff and unsure.
I can't sing.
We start with breathing, not pitch. Singing is also breath training, so it connects with Windbreath.
My body is stiff.
The dance class starts with rhythm, not flexibility. You'll begin with moves you can do sitting down.
Do I have to perform at the recital?
No. Only those who want to perform do. But having a date on the calendar does help people stick with it.
Will I get good at it?
This isn't a place to become good at it. It's a place to keep at it.
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2-week assignments
Fifteen minutes a day, fourteen very small tasks. Not drawing, not writing, not music — nothing is chosen yet. Deciding what to make once the senses have woken is not too late.
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Pick dance, singing or drawing, and you'll get two weeks of ten-minute daily assignments.
Learn how to make it well first and most people quit. The order should be the other way round.