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Morning Art Journaling
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius Before we will start discovering what Morning Art Journaling is and why it’s important, let’s find out what is just normal morning journaling and why is it trend nowadays? Morning Pages are one of these things that sound so simple that you don’t think they could ever work for you. One of the things that I have realized in life is that many of the best things are really simple but our complicated minds want to tell us they won’t work for us. What is Morning Journaling? Morning Journaling is a process of creating three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, ideally done first thing in the morning. There is no wrong way to do Morning Journaling– they are not high art. They aren’t even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Journaling ...
Start New Career in Art | Alexandra Novik-Khamis
I am very often hear that people don’t feel like to start something new at pretty old age; especially if all their life they have been doing totally different activities. Same with art, people don’t want to start painting after 40-50 as they are convinced that if they did not do it before they don’t really have talent then why even try. I believe that everyone can start something new at any age. A lot of painters and musicians are started their careers at very late 40s. And there is nothing wrong with it. As long as you feel inspiration and need for it then go on. Years ago, people graduated from school, got a job and worked at the same company until they retired. Today, it's unusual for a young worker to stay at the same job for more than a few years in the first decade of their career. It's also becoming more common for workers to make a midlife career change, and completely switch gears after spending half of their adult life in the same industry. People want to b...
Creativity as a Spiritual Process | Alexandra Novik - Khamis
It wasn’t that long ago that having a son or daughter who expressed interest in becoming an artist was considered a parent’s worst nightmare. But today, many parents are encouraging of their children’s interest in art. And I am as an art mentor should guide them into art world and bring inspiration for young future artists. There are many options available to help nurture budding talent, but sending a young artist to expensive private lessons isn’t necessarily at the top of the list. Yet, when I see the new undergraduates show up at my art studio, there are some who have gotten an undeniable head start above their peers. For me art education is not only teaching process but rather creative process which inspires students. One of the main goal for me as an art mentor is to bring knowledge together with joy of creative process. First of all students understand the basics of art techniques in chosen field. And then when they know the rules they can smartly break it. Art process fo...
Who is an artist's mentor? A wise and trusted counselor? A teacher?
It is someone who has already the experience and knowledge in his or her career - so much so that they are capable of supporting, inspiring and guiding others with their advice in the same career.
A mentor is not a teacher. A mentor goes beyond teaching.
A mentor can be a huge benefit to an artist, art student or emerging artist. (Or in whatever profession or line of work.) But who and where do we find these artists mentors? Well, think about it. When you were in art school or took an art class, perhaps a teacher recognized a determined desire in a particular student or students who were willing to work hard and learn all they could in the art field. Almost like sponges trying to soak up all they could possibly learn. Perhaps you were that student. Outside of the classroom, the teacher might become a mentor and give someone extra guidance with achieving their goals and working through all the challenges they may face. It would be a pleasure to advise and help someone who shows the tenacity and strong determination to do their best to learn all they possibly can.
A mentor is similar to a coach or counselor and is willing to invest their time in providing their knowledge in helping another in their field.
The mentor is not a teacher, as much as they are there for supporting, recommending, making suggestions, guidance, and encouragement. Of course, if wanting to find a mentor, you will want someone whose work you truly admire and someone who is trustworthy, has knowledge and experience in the same art medium; one who can guide, encourage and also offer constructive criticism in the same field. There must also be a mutual respect. A mentor helps the artist improve their artwork, their art marketing/promotion/art business side, even framing or the presentation of their work to the public and help further achieve their other professional art career goals.
A good mentor can shorten the time or years it takes to reach those goals. The mentor helps stimulate your desire to improve your work. . . and the more you improve, the more confident you become. Often a mentor sees himself or herself of where they were once upon a time and after seeing the potential of another will want to help them to realize their career goals. We all learn from mistakes but having a mentor can help skip over some of those mistakes. If you do not have a personal mentor, there are many books available to read that could almost be considered mentoring books when it comes to helping artists further their careers.
The artist who has an art mentor will be miles ahead on their art journey in overcoming the challenges in achieving their goals at a more rapid growth.
You will have an advantage with an art mentor.
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