#artistic failure

[slowtumbling]

The Cave of the Unheard Artist

Listening for God in the Silence of Forgotten Dreams “He came to a cave and spent the night there. And the word of the Lord came to him: ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’”—1 Kings 19:9 (NRSV) I find myself in a cave, not unlike Elijah, wondering how I got here. It’s not a literal cave, though some days it might as well be. It’s this quiet, dim space inside me, carved out over years of…

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[andycmarshall]

Embrace Failure as Progress

It’s the thing we all fear when we start any new project, like a looming shadow reminding us that our grand masterpiece could just as easily turn into a steaming pile of doggie doo doo. However, I don’t think failure is actually the villain here. In fact, it’s probably one of the best things that can happen to you. I know that sounds like I’m suffering from a good dose of toxic positivity right…

Embrace Failure as Progress

[doriangraysrockcollection]

in the interest of make bad art: often, things actually go better for me when i pick up an actual notebook. drawing on my phone is more convenient, but i want to draw on paper more, and i couldn’t decide what to draw so was just doodling lines and. how.

how did these things happen.

[who-needs-reality-anyways]

Looks like im throwing sixty bucks down the drain after trying to be creative for mother’s day 🙄🙄

[scabsonmyfingers]

Taking a nap to sleep off my post-artistic failure depression