Jessica Jones reflects on Week 5 of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way course and discovers that embracing her true, authentic self means tapping into her own supply of creative inspiration rather than relying on others' resources. "I want to be myself," Jessica says. "I want to be accepted as a whole person, not a 'good' person. I want to LIVE. But living means taking leaps of faith doesn’t it?"
Read More →If you’re currently looking for a job, this is a great opportunity for you to develop and build on your professional skill set. You don’t have to go back to school to do it, either. Here are some ways to improve your abilities to increase your marketability, confidence, and your income.
Read More →For some, creative expression is a religious experience. "The beauty of The Artist’s Way is that regardless of our individual spiritual leanings, we all recognize on some level that our creativity flows from a universal source," Jessica Jones writes. In her 5th installment of The Artist's Way course, Jessica shares how in order to get to that sacred space, she's making changes to make way for her reemergence not only as an artist, but as an individual.
Read More →We live in a time where we have options. You can do anything you want to for a living, if you put in the time and effort to make it happen. The most important question you can ask yourself is, Am I happy? If you’re ready to take a leap into a new career, here are some tips to help you land.
Read More →Week 3 of The Artist’s Way was about Recovering a Sense of Power, and it transported me to a time when I didn’t know that boxes existed. Boxes aren’t just something that happen to us. They are something that we put ourselves in. True, everyone loves a good box. It makes us feel safe to have everything neat and orderly, but as artists we’re made of much messier stuff. We’re not meant to live in boxes, we’re meant to tear them down.
Read More →Melbourne-based illustrator and graphic designer Jacqueline Schlender’s work, branded Bird Black, is attentively detailed, meticulously researched, and bewitchingly mystical. Her paintings and illustrations send the viewer to another world where they’re embraced by mythological creatures and goddess-like figures draped in soft saturation levels and sometimes accompanied by uplifting idioms.
Read More →In her reflection of Week 2 of The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Creativity, writer Jessica Jones realizes that despite the elements dampening her creative spark, she must clear the way for herself in order to unravel her dormant Child Artist.
Read More →To coincide with our series of reflections on The Artist's Way, we’d also like to suggest another exercise-based book called Build Your Dreams: How To Make A Living Doing What You Love by Alexis Irvin and Chip Hiden. Not sure where your career should go? Get this book.
Read More →In the second installment of writer Jessica Jones' reflections of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, Jones starts her first week of the course by facing her Monsters and uncovering her Champions.
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