Thanks so much. I didn't even have to listen to the end. I put on an exhibition of my Artwork and only a few people turned up. I was devastated. But now hearing this . It was a massive achievement to have an exhibition in the first place ! So I'm now feeling a lot happier. I did it. I can do it again and who knows a million people might turn up ! But I will never know unless I try again.
you can do it Camilla! I once saw an interview of a woman who was a court judge. and she had the most amazing quilts done. with her time schedule she allotted 15 minutes a day in the morning to quilt before her day started. I'm not that disciplined but she sure impressed me.
Rafi you are an amazing artist as well as a motivational speaker! Klee your so relatable and I love that you can voice how I’m feeling exactly before I’m even able to put my finger on it.
We talk to ourselves because sometimes we need expert advice. I realized that the difference between me and that guy on TV. (no, not that one) is that he put himself out there and I haven't done that in a big, consistent way. So my resolve is to find ways to put myself and my work out there. Doing the work the best that I can every day. I am putting together a plan to start my own business to make me "official" as an Artist. Studio Stef is on the way to great things! I got us some of those stickers for kids, the ones that say things like "Hooray! Good Job!" and putting them on our calendar as encouragement & finding good things we can be proud of every day. Creating is as essential to me as breathing. I believe life and art are completely intertwined in the process of learning, growing, & communicating. Thank you Rafi & Klee for sharing your journeys and keeping me company while I work! Happy New Year!
Last year I kept thinking, "I'll accomplish everything after I get my anxiety/depression in check" and that's taking too long so I think this year I'm going to just try to do the thing because focusing on that roadblock isn't helping me grow. Tldr: my resolution is "shut up and do the thing"
I relate to this so much. Depression has stood in my way far too long, because I let it. Art is the one sure thing that can pull me out of depression. No more postponing joy and self sabotaging. We got this!
Hi Klee Rafi. Welcome to 2020. Yes True Gospel Words you have spoken in this video a as always. Thanky Keep on keeping on. A great fruitful and properous life and Art Career always. I watch your videos ad soon as the notification shows up. Take care a keep in Touch. Bye for now.
❤ This video has empowered me soo much!! Thank you for sharing these beautiful words of guidance!!! I have always been an artist at heart, all my young life I drew and painted. I allowed someone to kill my dreams of being an artist, but at 47 I’m going for my dream of being an artist!!!!
You guys just answered a question that's been on my mind for a while. You guys are amazing. Thank you sooo much for putting these awesome videos on here. Please never stop making videos. Love you guys.
Such a great podcast to start the new year! I will definitely pass this on to my husband who has struggled with believing in himself for a long time and is only now starting to recognize that his potential has always been there hidden beneath the fear.
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!! This is and will be forever my go to video! I needed this one more than you guys will ever know.........This is my second viewing, I've got it on repeat for the next 2 hours.......plan to come back like a Star Wars Movie Buff...... Thanks Guys.....This one really hit home!
My goal this year, before your podcast; was to be aware of my self talk. After listening to you for over a year , I believe that if I improve my self talk, that improvement/growth in my art will naturally fallow. My self doubt and fears can block my ability to grow in all areas of my life. When you both share how you have grown in your confidence; I know that I can also do that too. Weirdly I am finding being afraid and facing that, also makes me feel excited and more alive. Thank you for reminding me to celebrate those times.
Wow. This video and discussion is a total gift today and is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much for creating it. I'm inspired and feel much less alone. Much love!
Hi guys. I am an artist but my day job is as a qualified and very experienced mental health nurse, so I always appreciate when this kind of advice is shared. For me the biggest hurdle with art is not learning the techniques of drawing and painting etc it is how we feel about ourselves the world and others. I thought you’d like to know, though I bet you looked it up and know already lol I believe it was Susan Jeffers who said “feel the fear and do it anyway” at least she has a book of that title and she uses it in her books a lot. I hope this info is useful 😊🖌🎨 T x
I finished school this week and so much about this video randomly just Hit the right notes. I have great grades but haven't really felt good about it, whereas everyone around me celebrates having passed. Then I decided to not pursue my plans to go to university out of fear and intimidation. This surely made me rethink both of these things. Thanks :)
Hey Rafi and Klee! You just made my day. I was driving when I clicked on your video and was so surprised! I started to tear up a bit. Thank you so much for your advice, I guess many people will find that very helpful. Oh boy I wish you the best for 2020 🔥👍
Really practical approach and naturalistic conversation. Thank you! As a young artist, this is brilliant. Will definitely be returning to this throughout my career:)
This is a great post!!!!😃👍❤️Love to see your work, and all your interaction with that work out in the community!!!😃 Such a great pep talk too!!! Much success to you both in the coming year, may you achieve all that you desire! .👍😃💖
This helped me so much. This is the most healthy thing I ever heard on UA-cam! I'm gonna stay empowered, look forward to fail at some things, start over and stay active to be able to work one day at Pixar! :) thank you guys :>
Susan Jeffreys Said it 🔥Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway & Wrote the Book 📖 By That Title💎 This Book was a great tool to help me move forward through Fear!!!🦋💎🦋
❤️❤️❤️Thank you, I really enjoyed seeing your work! Your sculptures are amazing. (So jealous, lol) My New Years resolution is to ‘try’. Go to a museum once a month, maybe. Check out some local art shows. I enjoy making art, it quiets the voices, and traps the ghosts. You’re totally awesome ...Smiles❤️🎉
Really enjoyed watching/listening to this video. I am excited about the new format too! I would also encourage you to stay with any one or two projects per video, we can watch and listen much easier if you have a little steadier flow onscreen. I did enjoy seeing the older “versions” of Rafi! Wonderful pieces and watching you behind the band brought a chuckle to my throat! Thank you for sharing and keep creating, keep moving forward and down your art road to fulfillment.
Happy New Year peeps! Great Stuff! As with each new year, our focus must be to move onward and upwards! The acceptance of any other option must be unacceptable! 😊
I have my first solo show this friday. I make dark weird stuff. (Luckily its october) im not thinkkng about sales or anything. I just want to feel satisfied when i look at the walls. Feel what i need to feel in the process. Money isnt a motivator for working. (Despite being criticized for that) im all nerves. Feels like im going to throw my heart around the room to be judged. Blah. Thank you for the video!
Thanks to you both for posting this today I really needed to hear what you had to say! My New Year's resolution is to put my dreams first and stop sacrificing those dreams to accommodate other people's requests of me. As a born "people pleaser" this has been really hard for me in the past but I know if I don't I will regret it for what's left of my life. I love your videos, they have helped me find the strength to move forward. Happy 2020 to you both, wishing you much success in every area...xoxo
I don't have much issue with fear but my issue is with depression and the resulting lack of desire to do anything creative despite knowing it will make me happy. Maybe it is a fear that I would not find the same happiness in it because of the depression. That said I am going to force myself to create this year even if I don't feel it. I think that is the only way out of the stagnant pool I have been stuck in the last couple years. Oh and here is a saying for you that the band-aid comment reminded me of. Someone told me this decades ago and I loved it so much that I used it often and still do. "It's like putting a band-aid on a sucking chest wound." and that not only helped me in the moment get over the abuse from my father in a realistic way but helped through many other tough times to actually fix the issue instead of just throwing a band-aid on the metaphorical sucking chest wound. - Heidi
Thank you for sharing! Definitely needed this! I am working on a few different goals for the year and hopefully many years following! :) Love watching you create and all the pieces are amazing! Have an awesome day!
I'm going to have to play this whole podcast/video again. When I was listening I was missing the video and when I was watching the video I missed the podcast! LOL It doesn't help that I was also fixing myself some dinner. Can't seem to do 2 or 3 things at the same time. :-D My goal is to get everything together for the "craft" fair that I'm doing February 1 before January 31. And then enjoy the craft fair and not worry about selling everything. I'll think about the next thing after that - One day at a time. :-D Good advice guys. I love what you both had to say, at least the part I heard. Ha ha ha ha! I'll listen again. ;-) Happy New Year and may 2020 be a good year for us all.
This was an overall good video... but towards the end... MAN!....lots of knowledge nuggets that are really helpful for personal growth. I'm very much going to recommend this video. Its a good one for anyone. Thanks for sharing.
You really a full time artist, noice seeing you work. Anyway, life in general become better when we love, respect and believe in ourselves. Happy New Year to both of you.
Thank you so much for this timely podcast! We got our first 2 star review last night😭. And even though she said the board was beautiful ( we make game boards) she gave us 2 stars because she didn't like the marbles and felt like we had ignored her emails ( which we had never seen) :(. I didn't realize how much something like this could affect day! So, I'm working on more boards and listening to Rafi & Klee to make me feel better🥰. Thank you both for your loving and inspiring words! ~Carrie Chris'N'Carrie's
This video is amazing, I honestly didn't think I would learn anything because I have done so much work around this area in my life, but I started to listen with a teachable mind, and I absolutely love how you said empowerment over positivity because sometimes I get really down about not being positive all the time, but that's just not what it's about! And I love what you said about being able to just believe in yourself for the moment and be able to see your worth in the moment not in the long run. Thank you for this video! And my New Year's resolution was to leave some baggage behind and release and let go of things. The biggest being, not taking my negative thought patterns into this year!
Very good advice!,! I try with my art career but feel like giving up at times. Have a small art studio with a friend, trying to develop art workshops. Feel overwhelmed at times though! Thank you both so much for this video . Carol xx
You guys are awesome. I lack confidence and have tremendous fear. It’s keeping me from working. I need paintings to show. I even ran into an old friend today who manages an art gallery in an amazing location. All I have to do is paint...a lot. She told me to send her more pics of my art and yet I seem to be stuck and just avoiding my art room. What the hell is wrong with me?
Happy New Year! I really needed this pep talk today, thank you. I'm trying to make it as an artist and it's either feast or famine and after Christmas it's looking like a long famine ahead and I'm freaking out. Thank you for always being so positive, I'm hoping it with catch
I'm going to try the fleas another try. There's another one by my house, so I want to try to do 4 a month to hit it hard. My social media just isn't getting the reach to sales lately. Hoping to gear up camping equipment for next winter run to Key West possibly.
LOL I was thinking about astronaut training the other day when my husband was watching some sci fi movies where everything goes wrong. And I was like "Why does EVERY space movie lead to all the characters constantly fighting with each other over stupid crap? Aren't they specifically trained to deal with this?" No one is a robot, sure, but hollywood astronauts seem terribly unqualified. My goal for 2020 is to work on interpersonal skills.. I think my tendency to hang back, be quiet and let conversations fizzle out is my biggest obstacle right now. Since forcing myself to be out in public more, I do see more and more faces, and can only occasionally remember names (embarrassing), and I'm not sure how to gauge how I'm doing there. (I'm the type who never made close friends past elementary school, and never met a coworker outside of work, that sort of thing)
Good morning Rafi and Klee! Question for you guys. There is a gallery near me looking for art for a exhibition themed around a certain famous artist and their works. Does this mean if I hope to submit artwork for the show that it should have a similar subject, color palette, style, or tone to the artist they are celebrating? I was thinking this could be a shot for me to submit work but the original artists work isn't even close to similar to mine. Thanks guys, keep being bad ass!
I have an issue with how those wonderful sculptures were lit. The fabric was set up perfectly! The twinkling lights just made so much noise,the light from above,below or from the side would be more than enough for me as a viewer to see it with satisfaction. It's just my view though.
I used to believe in myself. But the past 7 years or so have been very damaging to my confidence. I actually do not trust myself and I argue with myself constantly. I used to be my own coach and push myself but now I am my worst critic. I demean myself and have become a bit verbally and emotionally abusive to myself. I am extremely hard on myself. Its hard to pinpoint exactly when or why I became this way.
excellent podcast. love all of your work. Rafi no one can fit you into a box with your talent. it is so diverse! your vision is non stop. in years to come the quote will be "This is Rafi's tooo! Amazing!" by the way "tree people sculptures" which are beautiful. I have series 1 Dr Who. did "The End of the World" character...…. inspire you? (which theirs was just the tip of your talent) www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/pictures/doctorwho/s1ep2/14.jpg you both have a great day.
I know I should not care because #notmyproblem but please contact Ikea with those table tops and let them fix their mistake. I don't know how it usually works in US when companies makes mistakes but I know that they are very good with it. They probably will bring the right size and take the wrong out without much hassle.
Rafi, I would love for you to make one small change in your podcast/video persona. Sometimes, when your wife makes a comment, it's okay to say "I agree " and either let her statement stand or count to 7 and give her an opportunity to expand on the thought herself. Too often she makes a lovely comment, you repeat it, add one or two more words to it to make it your own. I understand you're likely just riffing on the thought but it sounds overbearing. As if her 2 cents is not worth a nickel until you've had a chance to polish the coin.
Thanks so much.
I didn't even have to listen to the end.
I put on an exhibition of my Artwork and only a few people turned up.
I was devastated.
But now hearing this .
It was a massive achievement to have an exhibition in the first place !
So I'm now feeling a lot happier.
I did it.
I can do it again and who knows a million people might turn up !
But I will never know unless I try again.
To believe in myself, I trust the advice of the turtle. "Be patient my friend, for a slow and steady pace can win the arduous race."
Happy new year. My goal this year is to finish the quilt I started 15 years ago, and to start and finish another quilt.
you can do it Camilla! I once saw an interview of a woman who was a court judge. and she had the most amazing quilts done. with her time schedule she allotted 15 minutes a day in the morning to quilt before her day started. I'm not that disciplined but she sure impressed me.
Did you finish it?
Yes I did!
@@camillarich amazin!!
Okay, I need that spinny easel.
Going through these older posts are so sustaining, no matter how much time has passed!
The "Tao" of Rafi and Klee. Right up there with the "Tao" of Pooh (Winnie.) Deep, wise and simple.
I usually turn to post like this on UA-cam when I need a little uplifting, Thank you guys, keep on keeping on 🥰
WITH GOOGLE KEEP YOU CAN KEEP KEEPING ON. KEPT RIGHT IN THE PLAYSTORE, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF FOR FREE!!!. Google Keep. Keeping your keeps kept.
Rafi you are an amazing artist as well as a motivational speaker! Klee your so relatable and I love that you can voice how I’m feeling exactly before I’m even able to put my finger on it.
We talk to ourselves because sometimes we need expert advice. I realized that the difference between me and that guy on TV. (no, not that one) is that he put himself out there and I haven't done that in a big, consistent way. So my resolve is to find ways to put myself and my work out there. Doing the work the best that I can every day. I am putting together a plan to start my own business to make me "official" as an Artist. Studio Stef is on the way to great things! I got us some of those stickers for kids, the ones that say things like "Hooray! Good Job!" and putting them on our calendar as encouragement & finding good things we can be proud of every day. Creating is as essential to me as breathing. I believe life and art are completely intertwined in the process of learning, growing, & communicating. Thank you Rafi & Klee for sharing your journeys and keeping me company while I work! Happy New Year!
Detachment is key. Make art. Share it freely and without expectation. Watch it blossom.
Very Buddhist advice!
Last year I kept thinking, "I'll accomplish everything after I get my anxiety/depression in check" and that's taking too long so I think this year I'm going to just try to do the thing because focusing on that roadblock isn't helping me grow.
Tldr: my resolution is "shut up and do the thing"
Yez soldier on regardless.
I relate to this so much. Depression has stood in my way far too long, because I let it. Art is the one sure thing that can pull me out of depression.
No more postponing joy and self sabotaging. We got this!
You guys are awesome. I hope you go back and look at your old videos so you know how appreciated you are. You are an amazing couple.
Hi Klee Rafi. Welcome to 2020. Yes True Gospel Words you have spoken in this video a as always. Thanky
Keep on keeping on. A great fruitful and properous life and Art Career always. I watch your videos ad soon as the notification shows up. Take care a keep in Touch. Bye for now.
❤ This video has empowered me soo much!! Thank you for sharing these beautiful words of guidance!!! I have always been an artist at heart, all my young life I drew and painted. I allowed someone to kill my dreams of being an artist, but at 47 I’m going for my dream of being an artist!!!!
You Rock @neshay9641!
@@Rafiwashere thank you!!!!!
Thanks for your encouraging words!
Rafi and Klee! You are my inspiration. You have no idea, how your words helped
me in my art. Thank you so much 😭😭
💪👂👁️🐽👁️👂👍 (hi from Russia) ⚠️🥕⚠️
You guys just answered a question that's been on my mind for a while. You guys are amazing. Thank you sooo much for putting these awesome videos on here. Please never stop making videos. Love you guys.
Great way to start the year 💜💜
Such a great podcast to start the new year! I will definitely pass this on to my husband who has struggled with believing in himself for a long time and is only now starting to recognize that his potential has always been there hidden beneath the fear.
So much wisdom!! I'm saving this one for future reference when I need encouragement
💙 I loved this! Thank you
"Welcome to 2020! Yay!🎉"
... little did they know. 😂
LOL!!! RIGHT?!?!
Your sculptures are fantastic!
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!! This is and will be forever my go to video! I needed this one more than you guys will ever know.........This is my second viewing, I've got it on repeat for the next 2 hours.......plan to come back like a Star Wars Movie Buff......
Thanks Guys.....This one really hit home!
Love this positivity
On point Rafi and Klee. Thank you so much for your sharing your life experiences, great advice and art life coaching. ✌😊💕💞💖
This was such a great podcast! Thank you thank you
You guys are such sweethearts. Thanks for the pep talk x
Thank you...for all of your videos ,thank you for all of your help, but especially thank you for this one
Amazing sculptures! A little too big for my place, but wow! The faces are ready realistic too -- a little surreal.
My goal this year, before your podcast; was to be aware of my self talk. After listening to you for over a year , I believe that if I improve my self talk, that improvement/growth in my art will naturally fallow. My self doubt and fears can block my ability to grow in all areas of my life. When you both share how you have grown in your confidence; I know that I can also do that too. Weirdly I am finding being afraid and facing that, also makes me feel excited and more alive. Thank you for reminding me to celebrate those times.
Excellent resolution !
@@lucycannon6732 Thank you!
Again,thanks for being encouraging and real.
5:17 Trust your awesome self
So much fun! I get so inspired watching your videos. I like it when people dance as they work! Cute dance move, Rafi!
ahhhh the innocent optimism of the 2020 New Year. So haunting lol No, but super great video. Ya'll are awesome. Thank you for encouraging me!
I really like this podcast/video set format :-)
I really appreciate this video guys ✨🙏
2020 I'm more confident already. Honestly thank you guys for all you do for me
This is one of my favourite videos ever. So helpful. Thank you guys!!!!
You excel at sculpture Rafi. 💗
Wow. This video and discussion is a total gift today and is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much for creating it. I'm inspired and feel much less alone. Much love!
Hi guys. I am an artist but my day job is as a qualified and very experienced mental health nurse, so I always appreciate when this kind of advice is shared. For me the biggest hurdle with art is not learning the techniques of drawing and painting etc it is how we feel about ourselves the world and others. I thought you’d like to know, though I bet you looked it up and know already lol I believe it was Susan Jeffers who said “feel the fear and do it anyway” at least she has a book of that title and she uses it in her books a lot. I hope this info is useful 😊🖌🎨 T x
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
I finished school this week and so much about this video randomly just Hit the right notes. I have great grades but haven't really felt good about it, whereas everyone around me celebrates having passed. Then I decided to not pursue my plans to go to university out of fear and intimidation. This surely made me rethink both of these things. Thanks :)
Watching this in mid 2021, the “welcome to 2020!!” in the beginning hits different 😂
Hey Rafi and Klee!
You just made my day.
I was driving when I clicked on your video and was so surprised!
I started to tear up a bit.
Thank you so much for your advice, I guess many people will find that very helpful.
Oh boy I wish you the best for 2020 🔥👍
@@Rafiwashere thank you! You too :)
Good cast guys.
Really practical approach and naturalistic conversation. Thank you! As a young artist, this is brilliant. Will definitely be returning to this throughout my career:)
This is a great post!!!!😃👍❤️Love to see your work, and all your interaction with that work out in the community!!!😃
Such a great pep talk too!!!
Much success to you both in the coming year, may you achieve all that you desire! .👍😃💖
This helped me so much. This is the most healthy thing I ever heard on UA-cam! I'm gonna stay empowered, look forward to fail at some things, start over and stay active to be able to work one day at Pixar! :) thank you guys :>
Thanks for sharing you two, some great advice. Your positivity is so refreshing ⭐️
Thank you!❤
Lean into your fear, only put your Art out there when you love it. There are no fails only learning- it’s a journey folks!
Wow, listening to this in hindsight…
Susan Jeffreys Said it 🔥Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway & Wrote the Book 📖 By That Title💎 This Book was a great tool to help me move forward through Fear!!!🦋💎🦋
❤️❤️❤️Thank you, I really enjoyed seeing your work! Your sculptures are amazing. (So jealous, lol) My New Years resolution is to ‘try’. Go to a museum once a month, maybe. Check out some local art shows. I enjoy making art, it quiets the voices, and traps the ghosts. You’re totally awesome ...Smiles❤️🎉
Really enjoyed watching/listening to this video. I am excited about the new format too! I would also encourage you to stay with any one or two projects per video, we can watch and listen much easier if you have a little steadier flow onscreen. I did enjoy seeing the older “versions” of Rafi! Wonderful pieces and watching you behind the band brought a chuckle to my throat! Thank you for sharing and keep creating, keep moving forward and down your art road to fulfillment.
Great work... Great inspiration!
Damn, it's also a good video to start 2021!
Happy New Year peeps! Great Stuff! As with each new year, our focus must be to move onward and upwards! The acceptance of any other option must be unacceptable! 😊
I have my first solo show this friday. I make dark weird stuff. (Luckily its october) im not thinkkng about sales or anything. I just want to feel satisfied when i look at the walls. Feel what i need to feel in the process. Money isnt a motivator for working. (Despite being criticized for that) im all nerves. Feels like im going to throw my heart around the room to be judged. Blah. Thank you for the video!
Thanks to you both for posting this today I really needed to hear what you had to say! My New Year's resolution is to put my dreams first and stop sacrificing those dreams to accommodate other people's requests of me. As a born "people pleaser" this has been really hard for me in the past but I know if I don't I will regret it for what's left of my life. I love your videos, they have helped me find the strength to move forward. Happy 2020 to you both, wishing you much success in every area...xoxo
Thank you so much really need this talk, love you guys
I don't have much issue with fear but my issue is with depression and the resulting lack of desire to do anything creative despite knowing it will make me happy. Maybe it is a fear that I would not find the same happiness in it because of the depression. That said I am going to force myself to create this year even if I don't feel it. I think that is the only way out of the stagnant pool I have been stuck in the last couple years. Oh and here is a saying for you that the band-aid comment reminded me of. Someone told me this decades ago and I loved it so much that I used it often and still do. "It's like putting a band-aid on a sucking chest wound." and that not only helped me in the moment get over the abuse from my father in a realistic way but helped through many other tough times to actually fix the issue instead of just throwing a band-aid on the metaphorical sucking chest wound.
- Heidi
Cool sculpture! Hope you’ll do more of these.
Thank you for sharing! Definitely needed this! I am working on a few different goals for the year and hopefully many years following! :) Love watching you create and all the pieces are amazing! Have an awesome day!
Great advice. And wow! Your art is amazing!!! ❤️💕💕💕
I'm going to have to play this whole podcast/video again. When I was listening I was missing the video and when I was watching the video I missed the podcast! LOL It doesn't help that I was also fixing myself some dinner. Can't seem to do 2 or 3 things at the same time. :-D My goal is to get everything together for the "craft" fair that I'm doing February 1 before January 31. And then enjoy the craft fair and not worry about selling everything. I'll think about the next thing after that - One day at a time. :-D Good advice guys. I love what you both had to say, at least the part I heard. Ha ha ha ha! I'll listen again. ;-) Happy New Year and may 2020 be a good year for us all.
As artists, If you don’t believe in yourself, how can potential clients believe in you!?
This was an overall good video... but towards the end... MAN!....lots of knowledge nuggets that are really helpful for personal growth. I'm very much going to recommend this video. Its a good one for anyone. Thanks for sharing.
You really a full time artist, noice seeing you work.
Anyway, life in general become better when we love, respect and believe in ourselves. Happy New Year to both of you.
Thank you so much for this timely podcast! We got our first 2 star review last night😭. And even though she said the board was beautiful ( we make game boards) she gave us 2 stars because she didn't like the marbles and felt like we had ignored her emails ( which we had never seen) :(.
I didn't realize how much something like this could affect day! So, I'm working on more boards and listening to Rafi & Klee to make me feel better🥰. Thank you both for your loving and inspiring words!
~Carrie
Chris'N'Carrie's
This video is amazing, I honestly didn't think I would learn anything because I have done so much work around this area in my life, but I started to listen with a teachable mind, and I absolutely love how you said empowerment over positivity because sometimes I get really down about not being positive all the time, but that's just not what it's about! And I love what you said about being able to just believe in yourself for the moment and be able to see your worth in the moment not in the long run. Thank you for this video! And my New Year's resolution was to leave some baggage behind and release and let go of things. The biggest being, not taking my negative thought patterns into this year!
Very good advice!,! I try with my art career but feel like giving up at times. Have a small art studio with a friend, trying to develop art workshops.
Feel overwhelmed at times though!
Thank you both so much for this video . Carol xx
You guys are awesome. I lack confidence and have tremendous fear. It’s keeping me from working. I need paintings to show. I even ran into an old friend today who manages an art gallery in an amazing location. All I have to do is paint...a lot. She told me to send her more pics of my art and yet I seem to be stuck and just avoiding my art room. What the hell is wrong with me?
welcome to 2020 yayyyy!!!!
me who listens to this in 2021: ô__ô
your "druids" are smashing!!!!
Happy New Year! I really needed this pep talk today, thank you. I'm trying to make it as an artist and it's either feast or famine and after Christmas it's looking like a long famine ahead and I'm freaking out. Thank you for always being so positive, I'm hoping it with catch
Thanks 👍🏾
I'm going to try the fleas another try. There's another one by my house, so I want to try to do 4 a month to hit it hard. My social media just isn't getting the reach to sales lately. Hoping to gear up camping equipment for next winter run to Key West possibly.
LOL I was thinking about astronaut training the other day when my husband was watching some sci fi movies where everything goes wrong. And I was like "Why does EVERY space movie lead to all the characters constantly fighting with each other over stupid crap? Aren't they specifically trained to deal with this?" No one is a robot, sure, but hollywood astronauts seem terribly unqualified.
My goal for 2020 is to work on interpersonal skills.. I think my tendency to hang back, be quiet and let conversations fizzle out is my biggest obstacle right now. Since forcing myself to be out in public more, I do see more and more faces, and can only occasionally remember names (embarrassing), and I'm not sure how to gauge how I'm doing there.
(I'm the type who never made close friends past elementary school, and never met a coworker outside of work, that sort of thing)
Good morning Rafi and Klee! Question for you guys. There is a gallery near me looking for art for a exhibition themed around a certain famous artist and their works. Does this mean if I hope to submit artwork for the show that it should have a similar subject, color palette, style, or tone to the artist they are celebrating? I was thinking this could be a shot for me to submit work but the original artists work isn't even close to similar to mine. Thanks guys, keep being bad ass!
Ahh, January 2020. It was a simpler time.
I have an issue with how those wonderful sculptures were lit. The fabric was set up perfectly! The twinkling lights just made so much noise,the light from above,below or from the side would be more than enough for me as a viewer to see it with satisfaction. It's just my view though.
How about a podcast about working multiple jobs to support yourself because you find it difficult to make a living with your artwork?
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I used to believe in myself. But the past 7 years or so have been very damaging to my confidence. I actually do not trust myself and I argue with myself constantly. I used to be my own coach and push myself but now I am my worst critic. I demean myself and have become a bit verbally and emotionally abusive to myself. I am extremely hard on myself. Its hard to pinpoint exactly when or why I became this way.
excellent podcast. love all of your work. Rafi no one can fit you into a box with your talent. it is so diverse! your vision is non stop. in years to come the quote will be "This is Rafi's tooo! Amazing!" by the way "tree people sculptures" which are beautiful. I have series 1 Dr Who. did "The End of the World" character...…. inspire you? (which theirs was just the tip of your talent) www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/pictures/doctorwho/s1ep2/14.jpg you both have a great day.
I know I should not care because #notmyproblem but please contact Ikea with those table tops and let them fix their mistake. I don't know how it usually works in US when companies makes mistakes but I know that they are very good with it. They probably will bring the right size and take the wrong out without much hassle.
*Make dark emotions your bitch*
Me: Slaps myself.
I once said that I has very good instinct but I never listen to it.
Rafi dances! Not well.... but he's dancing! just kidding
Rafi, I would love for you to make one small change in your podcast/video persona. Sometimes, when your wife makes a comment, it's okay to say "I agree " and either let her statement stand or count to 7 and give her an opportunity to expand on the thought herself. Too often she makes a lovely comment, you repeat it, add one or two more words to it to make it your own. I understand you're likely just riffing on the thought but it sounds overbearing. As if her 2 cents is not worth a nickel until you've had a chance to polish the coin.