#036: Interview Yourself
1 Illustrations - 1 Blog - 1 Quote
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Night Time in the City — illustration by Beth Izatt
From the Community
I met Beth at the Birmingham Design Festival last summer. She was part of a team running a zine-making workshop (with homemade stamps!) with Pencil Pot Club. I wrote about my experience of it in this post.
I love the beauty and naivety in her illustrations.
When I was a kid, my being an artist was as true for me as my name was. At some point (maybe as a teenager), I got some pretty inane ideas about art having to have deep earth-shattering meaning to be ‘real art’. And almost every adult I meet now questions or outright denies their creativity.
I’m not really sure what happened to us there. But I’m grateful to have come across Beth’s work, as it reminded me of a much simpler and more joyful relationship with art.
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Why You Should Interview Yourself - a blog by Bianca Bass
From the Internet
In her Medium article, Bianca presents 18 questions to ask yourself to get an honest insight on what you want out of life.
Take a look, try it out, and let us know how it worked for you!
Below are my 5 favourite questions from her list:
What motivates you more: failure or success?
What’s one thing you’ve been putting off doing?
Would you want to be your own friend?
Describe the last five years of your life in one sentence. And the next five years.
If I gave you 10k to start a business, what would you do with it?
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Compare and Despair - a quote from Beth Pickens
From the Internet
“If I could rid all of my clients of one interior experience, it would be “compare and despair.” When my clients compare their careers, artwork, and opportunities to other people, they feel pretty terrible. When they compare their interior to someone else’s exterior, they believe the myth that they will feel better on the inside if they get something external.”
— Beth Pickens, Your Art Will Save Your Life
18 QUESTIONS
What was your favourite question from Bianca Bass’ article?
“I’m grateful to have come across Beth’s work, as it reminded me of a much simpler and more joyful relationship with art.”
Yes! You’ve sparked an idea within me because I think the world would be a much better place if people allowed themselves time to create. I own an old building (119 years old, to be exact) in our small town. We operate it as an event venue (because one day I want to stop using my day job to fund it), but sometimes I have storytimes for the community. I did a few art classes, too, but was discouraged because participation was low. But they were marketed at kids’ art classes. What would happen if I offered art classes for all?! I’m no expert, but I can create collage art, draw (amateurish), paint dot art. I just need to get back to my inner child for ideas because I used to spend hours creating as a kid. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the inspiration!
What do you find annoying in this great charade we call “modern life”?
I can only choose one? Curating the finer points of our lives on social media. And then scrolling through others’.