{"id":35487,"date":"2020-02-14T20:56:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T04:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=35487"},"modified":"2020-02-14T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T05:00:17","slug":"busting-creative-myths-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;busting creative myths, 2.0&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/andy2a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35488\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2a.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2a-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13162835\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aloha! Yep, I\u2019m back from Hawaii feeling refreshed, and I&#8217;m excited to bust some more creative myths with my friend, and creative guru,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andyjpizza.com\/\"> Andy J. Pizza<\/a>. Before we get to the myth-busting though, I am doing a bit of reading&#8230; off the top, I&#8217;m sharing an email I received from an artist <em>{and podcast listener}<\/em> named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sallypodmoreart\/\">Sally Podmore<\/a>\u00a0re: the idea of &#8220;labeling&#8221; ourselves as one thing, and one thing only. Her email immediately reminded me of a chapter I wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Your-Inner-Critic-Big-Jerk\/dp\/1452148449\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KRCO2PIG9ASJ&amp;keywords=your+inner+critic+is+a+big+jerk&amp;qid=1581706063&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=your+inner+critic%2Caudible%2C203&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\">one of my books<\/a>, so I read that too! Grab yourself a coffee, or settle into the studio because it&#8217;s storytime! You can listen right up there under Andy and all of his magical friends,\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\">subscribe to the podcast right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First up, a peek at Andy&#8217;s super inspiring class that he recently did with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/?via=header\">Skillshare<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/andy2b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35489\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2b.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2b-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 584px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4xMHBYgtE9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4xMHBYgtE9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Andy J. Pizza (@andyjpizza)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-11-12T14:25:18+00:00\">Nov 12, 2019 at 6:25am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Gah!<\/em> It&#8217;s all just so, so, so good. He&#8217;s one smart cookie, that Mr. Pizza.<\/p>\n<p>So,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/08\/creative-myth-busters\/\"> last time Andy was on the podcast,<\/a> we started a series called\u00a0<em>&#8220;Creative Myth Busters&#8221;<\/em>! It was so much fun that we decided to keep it going&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/andy2c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35490\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2c.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2c-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep, we busted <em>three<\/em> myths on today&#8217;s episode, all of which were sent in by you guys: 1. &#8220;The only art worth making is the art that flows through you instantly&#8221;, 2.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re not legit if you\u2019re self taught\u201d, and 3.\u00a0&#8220;Everything\u2019s been said\/done, so there\u2019s no point in trying.\u201d <em>Ooof.<\/em> Big ones.\u00a0Okay, so what&#8217;s the best way to bust myths? Analogies! Here is one of the <em>many<\/em> we used, actually illustrated by Andy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/andy2d\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35491\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2d.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2d-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah,<\/em> it&#8217;s funny cuz it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I&#8217;d like to leave you with this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/busting-creative-myths-2-0\/andy2e\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35492\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2e.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/andy2e-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>YES, let&#8217;s go do that! Thanks so much to Andy for busting more myths with me; thanks to art consultant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alissasexton.com\/artist-website-design\">Alissa Sexton<\/a> for supporting the episode; and thanks to YOU for listening. There will be more ART FOR YOUR EAR next weekend.\u00a0<em>ps. I hope you&#8217;re about to start rewriting your labels the second this episode finishes!!!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Other links:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Alissa Sexton, Art Consultant : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alissasexton.com\/artist-website-design\">Website Services<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/classes\/Make-Creativity-Your-Career-Six-Exercises-to-Create-a-Successful-Side-Project\/1602595214?via=search-layout-grid\">Andy&#8217;s Skillshare class<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/classes\/Style-Your-Space-Creative-Tips-and-Techniques-for-Interior-Design\/361571274?via=user-profile\">Emily Henderson&#8217;s design Skillshare class<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxnashville.com\/\">Me at TEDx Nashville, March 20-21<\/a> {I think I talked about this, right? If not, I should have! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxnashville.com\/\">Tickets on sale now<\/a>}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Your-Inner-Critic-Big-Jerk\/dp\/B01G2KY3PY\">Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk<\/a> {book}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The list of 30 subjects for an Instagram\/day challenge {so you don&#8217;t even have to think of them yourself&#8230; ie., no excuses}:<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>water<\/li>\n<li>circle<\/li>\n<li>texture<\/li>\n<li>fly<\/li>\n<li>five<\/li>\n<li>new<\/li>\n<li>upside down<\/li>\n<li>horizon<\/li>\n<li>open<\/li>\n<li>vintage<\/li>\n<li>blue<\/li>\n<li>mirror<\/li>\n<li>cold<\/li>\n<li>lines<\/li>\n<li>noisy<\/li>\n<li>boat<\/li>\n<li>pattern<\/li>\n<li>fur<\/li>\n<li>bright<\/li>\n<li>sweetness<\/li>\n<li>balance<\/li>\n<li>cold <em>{yep, accidentally included it twice?!}<\/em><\/li>\n<li>intersection<\/li>\n<li>peak<\/li>\n<li>grow<\/li>\n<li>red<\/li>\n<li>twins<\/li>\n<li>simple<\/li>\n<li>delicious<\/li>\n<li>twilight<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha! Yep, I\u2019m back from Hawaii feeling refreshed, and I&#8217;m excited to bust some more creative myths with my friend, and creative guru, Andy J. Pizza. 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