• ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 6: DANCE✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One thing I’ve learnt from taking voice lessons, is that tension in your body blocks your voice like nobody’s business. Just like your voice, creative energy needs space to run through you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt is about finding more space in your body and get your creative juices flowing. What better way to do this than dancing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So put on your best pair of knickers, turn the music up and dance like nobody’s watching. Hopefully they’re not. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s song: Dancing with myself by Nouvelle Vague (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 @theharperwatters - my number 1 source of inspiration when it comes to dance and general badassery #nourishingtheartist
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    ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 6: DANCE✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One thing I’ve learnt from taking voice lessons, is that tension in your body blocks your voice like nobody’s business. Just like your voice, creative energy needs space to run through you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt is about finding more space in your body and get your creative juices flowing. What better way to do this than dancing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So put on your best pair of knickers, turn the music up and dance like nobody’s watching. Hopefully they’re not. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s song: Dancing with myself by Nouvelle Vague (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 @theharperwatters - my number 1 source of inspiration when it comes to dance and general badassery #nourishingtheartist
  • ✨Nourishing the artist Day 5: LET GO✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had planned a different post for today’s prompt. But since I woke up (at 1 am...) I just haven’t been feeling it. Today’s been particularly trying and that’s how real life works. You can have the most meticulous plan and the best intentions, you can never predict what your body, emotions or circumstances will demand of you on any particular day. And I think it’s worth talking about when it comes to creativity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We will very rarely have ideal conditions in which to create. Often our responsibilities and worries will take over. And it’s easy in those moments to be overly harsh on ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt for you: check in with yourself. How are you feeling about where you are and how you’re doing creatively? Are you putting too much pressure on yourself? Are you comparing yourself? Judging yourself? Do you perhaps have unrealistic expectations? Write anything you feel is weighing you down on a piece of paper, and then get rid of it. Take a deep breath and simply let it go. You’re doing the best you can. You’ll see, it’s surprisingly cathartic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And tonight’s a full moon, a wonderful time to reflect and release 🌝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 today’s song is “Let it go” from Frozen, because that song has been more freeing for me than I’d like to admit... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
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    ✨Nourishing the artist Day 5: LET GO✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had planned a different post for today’s prompt. But since I woke up (at 1 am...) I just haven’t been feeling it. Today’s been particularly trying and that’s how real life works. You can have the most meticulous plan and the best intentions, you can never predict what your body, emotions or circumstances will demand of you on any particular day. And I think it’s worth talking about when it comes to creativity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We will very rarely have ideal conditions in which to create. Often our responsibilities and worries will take over. And it’s easy in those moments to be overly harsh on ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt for you: check in with yourself. How are you feeling about where you are and how you’re doing creatively? Are you putting too much pressure on yourself? Are you comparing yourself? Judging yourself? Do you perhaps have unrealistic expectations? Write anything you feel is weighing you down on a piece of paper, and then get rid of it. Take a deep breath and simply let it go. You’re doing the best you can. You’ll see, it’s surprisingly cathartic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And tonight’s a full moon, a wonderful time to reflect and release 🌝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 today’s song is “Let it go” from Frozen, because that song has been more freeing for me than I’d like to admit... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
  • ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 4: PLAY✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.” Antoine de St Exupéry, The Little Prince ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ever wondered why children have such a wild imagination? That's because under the age of 5, they spend most of their day in Alpha brain mode, a relaxed state of consciousness conducive to creativity. A great way to get into that mode is through play. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt: play, play play! Do cartwheels, fly a kite, grab some play dough, find animals in the clouds, look at the world around you with wonder, innocence and wild imagination. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What did you use to love doing as a child? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s song: If I ever was a Child by Wilco (link to playlist in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
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    ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 4: PLAY✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.” Antoine de St Exupéry, The Little Prince ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ever wondered why children have such a wild imagination? That's because under the age of 5, they spend most of their day in Alpha brain mode, a relaxed state of consciousness conducive to creativity. A great way to get into that mode is through play. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt: play, play play! Do cartwheels, fly a kite, grab some play dough, find animals in the clouds, look at the world around you with wonder, innocence and wild imagination. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What did you use to love doing as a child? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s song: If I ever was a Child by Wilco (link to playlist in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
  • ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 3: MINDSET RESET✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I always knew I was a star and now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.” Freddie Mercury ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you waiting for a permission slip / an accolade / another qualification / external validation / a number of followers before you recognise the badass artist within you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A lot of creative blockages and resistance come from not fully owning the fact that you are indeed an artist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt it simple: Say out loud “I am a (fill in the blank: writer / photographer / artist / singer / baker / semi-professional pancake flipper etc.) and I choose to leave my unique mark on this world” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Own it, write it, claim it, share it on this post! 👇🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧Today’s soundtrack: Rise & Shine by the Cardigans (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
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    ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 3: MINDSET RESET✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I always knew I was a star and now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.” Freddie Mercury ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you waiting for a permission slip / an accolade / another qualification / external validation / a number of followers before you recognise the badass artist within you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A lot of creative blockages and resistance come from not fully owning the fact that you are indeed an artist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s prompt it simple: Say out loud “I am a (fill in the blank: writer / photographer / artist / singer / baker / semi-professional pancake flipper etc.) and I choose to leave my unique mark on this world” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Own it, write it, claim it, share it on this post! 👇🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧Today’s soundtrack: Rise & Shine by the Cardigans (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
  • ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 2: REMEMBER✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember the first time you read a book that spoke straight to your heart, with words floating across the pages so beautifully and effortlessly that you wish you had written them yourself? Remember the first time you heard live music, and you felt yourself being immersed in sound, texture and colour? Remember the first time you saw a work of art in the flesh, the first time you saw clay being turned into an object, the first time you watched a ballet wondering how dancers can defy the laws of gravity? Remember the goosebumps, the dropped jaw and the little flame that was lit in that moment. The one that made you say: “Ooooh I wanna do that too!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today is all about reconnecting to your sources of inspiration. The things or people that first lit a little flame deep within you, the ones that left a permanent mark on your heart. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sometimes we get so caught up with the day to day that we forget what makes us come alive. And if left unattended, this little flame can become faint, and you may wonder whether your creative drive has left the building. But by gently blowing on the coals, you allow it to grow and burn brighter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So how do we do that? Today I’d like to invite you to listen to a favourite album, reread a few pages of a book that inspires you, watch a video of your favourite performer, look at your favourite art: reconnect with your muses, and feel that little flame burn a little brighter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who are your muses? 👇🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s soundtrack: In my life by The Beatles (link to playlist in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
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    ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 2: REMEMBER✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember the first time you read a book that spoke straight to your heart, with words floating across the pages so beautifully and effortlessly that you wish you had written them yourself? Remember the first time you heard live music, and you felt yourself being immersed in sound, texture and colour? Remember the first time you saw a work of art in the flesh, the first time you saw clay being turned into an object, the first time you watched a ballet wondering how dancers can defy the laws of gravity? Remember the goosebumps, the dropped jaw and the little flame that was lit in that moment. The one that made you say: “Ooooh I wanna do that too!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today is all about reconnecting to your sources of inspiration. The things or people that first lit a little flame deep within you, the ones that left a permanent mark on your heart. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sometimes we get so caught up with the day to day that we forget what makes us come alive. And if left unattended, this little flame can become faint, and you may wonder whether your creative drive has left the building. But by gently blowing on the coals, you allow it to grow and burn brighter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So how do we do that? Today I’d like to invite you to listen to a favourite album, reread a few pages of a book that inspires you, watch a video of your favourite performer, look at your favourite art: reconnect with your muses, and feel that little flame burn a little brighter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who are your muses? 👇🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today’s soundtrack: In my life by The Beatles (link to playlist in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nourishingtheartist
  • ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 1: COME TOGETHER✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” George Eliot ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Similarly, our art and creativity may seem insignificant in isolation. But if we all work towards following our creative urges and unlock our self-expression as individuals, we can create a society that chooses courage and love over fear. We start looking at the bigger picture and not just our own agenda. And when this happens, we start to feel free. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the reasons why I created this journey was to connect with each other around our common love for art and creativity. I believe we were never meant to create alone. Because putting your heart and soul out in the open is super scary. Challenging the status quo and following your own path never quite goes smoothly, but that’s ok. We can have each other’s back. Community and seeking meaningful connections can help you find the resilience, strength and courage that are so necessary to bringing your hidden treasures to life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today, I’d like to invite you to ponder the following questions: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where are your people? The ones that have your back no matter what. The ones that are putting themselves out there too and understand just how vulnerable it can feel. Who could you talk to about your creative projects, hopes and dreams? Perhaps you’ll meet new people through this experience, perhaps they’ve been in your life all along. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How can you spread some creative love today? How could you support someone else’s creativity? Share a nice comment, like a few instagram posts, send a spontaneous fan email… And don’t forget to use #nourishingtheartist so that we can follow along! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now if you feel so inclined, feel free to introduce yourself below, and tag someone you’d like to publicly support! We’re stronger together. Let’s come together as artists to make this world a slightly better place. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s soundtrack: Revolution by the Beatles. You can find the full playlist on Spotify (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 Image captured during the #aminext protest of 04/09/2019 in South Africa by @kyle.kingsley
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    ✨Nourishing the Artist Day 1: COME TOGETHER✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” George Eliot ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Similarly, our art and creativity may seem insignificant in isolation. But if we all work towards following our creative urges and unlock our self-expression as individuals, we can create a society that chooses courage and love over fear. We start looking at the bigger picture and not just our own agenda. And when this happens, we start to feel free. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the reasons why I created this journey was to connect with each other around our common love for art and creativity. I believe we were never meant to create alone. Because putting your heart and soul out in the open is super scary. Challenging the status quo and following your own path never quite goes smoothly, but that’s ok. We can have each other’s back. Community and seeking meaningful connections can help you find the resilience, strength and courage that are so necessary to bringing your hidden treasures to life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today, I’d like to invite you to ponder the following questions: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where are your people? The ones that have your back no matter what. The ones that are putting themselves out there too and understand just how vulnerable it can feel. Who could you talk to about your creative projects, hopes and dreams? Perhaps you’ll meet new people through this experience, perhaps they’ve been in your life all along. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How can you spread some creative love today? How could you support someone else’s creativity? Share a nice comment, like a few instagram posts, send a spontaneous fan email… And don’t forget to use #nourishingtheartist so that we can follow along! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now if you feel so inclined, feel free to introduce yourself below, and tag someone you’d like to publicly support! We’re stronger together. Let’s come together as artists to make this world a slightly better place. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎧 Today’s soundtrack: Revolution by the Beatles. You can find the full playlist on Spotify (link in bio) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 Image captured during the #aminext protest of 04/09/2019 in South Africa by @kyle.kingsley