ART Playbook ART Playbook - Summer 2014 - Premier Issue | Page 9

for our family. Teaching art is truly
my passion and I've spent a lot of
years sharing with students how to
let go, get messy and lose yourself in
the process. While I have loved every single moment of teaching, nothing compares to the absolute joy I
get from fostering creativity in my
daughter, Lucy. At 2 years old this
kid has witnessed both my husband
and I making art every day. And
while it makes no difference to us if
Lucy grows up to be an artist, we
do want her to be a creative thinker.
We feel that collaborating and including her in our daily art-making
process is one the best ways we can
teach her to do this! Some days its
drawing, some days its painting,
some days its crafting, while other
days I bring her to my studio and
let her hang out while I paint. Other
days she hangs out with Andy while
he draws- our goal is to have a chunk
of time each day dedicated to the
creative process.

How do you manage judgment,
comparison and self-criticism?

The best thing I can do to man-

age judgement, comparison and
self- criticism is by unplugging and
staying offline as much as possible.
It’s an interesting life these days:
TV, internet, IPhones, check your
email, check your texts, voicemail,
multi-tasking, Pinterest, Twitter,
Facebook, “Like”, “Unlike”, post,
delete, upload, download . . .repeat!
This constant snowstorm of information clouds my brain. If we are con-

stantly bombarded with seeing what
everyone else is doing, we begin to
compare and judge. If we are always
looking for inspiration from other
sources it’s almost as if we become
a kind of collector of other peoples
ideas and opinions. By doing this, we
miss out on the totally unique ways
we can be authentic and happy with
our own lives as a place to find inspiration. For me it is really important