How to Live a Creative and Joyful Life
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- Welcome to part 2 of my Artist's Way experience!! How did I find it overall? Am I a morning pages convert? Would I do this again??🌻 Head to www.squarespace.com/morehannah to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MOREHANNAH.
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron*: uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781788...
Hunterian Museum: hunterianmuseum.org/
Craft Club: www.craftclubco.com/
The Wellcome Collection: wellcomecollection.org/
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Week 7
13:08 - Week 9
20:21 - Week 10
27:53 - Week 12
44:42 - Reflections
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It’s so interesting thinking about how when you’re in school it’s so normal to do all these creative things every day and I feel like when you’re an adult people tend to just let those things drop. I mean I did all creative subjects all the way through education, my degree is in music, I did ballet for 15 years, I wrote and directed multiple musicals… and now I work in admin and I can’t remember the last time I performed in any way. It’s a bit sad really… this has inspired me to pick my creative hobbies back up I think…
I'd love to see more artist date vlogs in the future! Like a monthly recap or something, similar to your reading vlogs :)
If I received a postcard from a friend I would be delighted. Most if not all the mail you normally receive besides things you've ordered are bills or official docs from banks or the Government so an unexpected postcard from a friend would be such a lovely surprise.
Yeah everyone really loved the postcards it was so lovely seeing their reactions!
"Moana. IT WAS MOANA" made me laugh so much 😂😂
Part of the learning curve with embroidery, knitting or crocheting is to loosen and relax your hands
Someone send this to the people wanting to defund the arts in school. We need time away from studying and academics to play and relax and have fun and that makes us better at everything we do!
Congratulations on trying for baby no. 2! How much of your journey will you be sharing this time? (asking so that I/others don’t ask any insensitive questions!)
Would be Delighted to see a The Hannah Witton Method for Organising your Life but then also connecting with your Creativity (working title) sometime in the future ☺
Rejoining a choir as an adult last year was the best thing ive done. Wouldn't be without my new friends and weekly time out now, for all the reasons you explained❤
I've definitely experienced that existential dread about what value I bring, it's so normal. It was still interesting to hear you express these concerns because you bring so much value through these videos! They bring joy to literally THOUSANDS of people!!
I'm not sure if you've already read it but based off what connected with you nabout hobbies in chapter 12, I think you'd really like Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big magic. She talks a lot about play through hobbies. I've loved this series on the Artists date, I did the book about 7 years ago when I was 18 and was a near-religious fan, my relationship to the book and its ideas has changed quite a lot since but I can't deny the impact it had on me (especially having read it at that age) so I always find it interisting listening to other people's thoughts on and experiences with it. Dr Devon price in his book Laziness Doesn't Exist also talks about journaling if you'd be interisted in a bit of a different perspective on the practice of writing daily.
I write letters to my friends every year. For almost no reason, they got a new lamp? They get a postcard. I saw their favourite animal, they get a letter! It's an incredible way to have connection without much effort. It's like sending an emotional text (but they won't engage in a conversation I have to maintain). 10/10 would recommend!
To quote the dear Leena Norms: "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." 😉🥰
This reminds me of the book You Are An Artist by Sarah Urist Green. I haven’t had the opportunity to dive into that book yet but gives similar vibes of exploring art even if you don’t see yourself as an “artist”
I’ve wanted to try embroidery for a while and you’d mentioned the kit in an earlier video. So I was watching you embroider the same kit I was embroidering while watching and listening tov you! So fun!
I had the EXACT same reaction realising she was Moana. So exciting!!
Embroidery is one of thoe tricky things, my hand never ceases cramping. The only crafts I've been able to do without hand cramping are knitting and garment sewing - and I think I've just gotten lucky with the no-cramping-while-knitting. Glad you did enjoy it!!
The artist's way fully changed my life and it's so precious to hear you share your experiences with it! Thank you 🎉
When you mentioned not liking seeing the surgery, I couldn't relate more to this and I'm a nursing student! I'm absolutely fine with taking blood, having my own blood taken, gory wounds, stinky wounds, nose bleeds, deep necrotic pressure wounds and you could never put me off food with any type of story but put me in a clinical room with anything surgical... I become the patient. It's like my body just takes over and I get light headed and want to faint. It's so strange what tolerances our bodies have and when they choose to no longer want to put up with it!
Cant believe Moana is 8 years old. Loved this
I’ve been to that museum! 10 years ago when I was visiting a friend in London as my graduation trip. And ooof once i realized that that’s the museum you were walking in to I felt almost a little nervous for you 😅🙈 because I remember it really being A LOT. It was definitely too much for me back then
I’d recommend the ‘wreck this journal’ - definitely helped me with the perfectionism!
Thanks hannah for inspiring me to go on my own artist date. I saw nye from national theatre in the cinema and instead of feeling like I shud have been doing something more useful, I found myself also thinking, this is for me, this is important. So thank u! Hats off to u for persevering with the book for 12 weeks too even though u weren't keen. U did great!
I love the new mindset, it sounds very healthy in terms of the "work-life balance". 😊
40:14 😂😂😂 “I’m not an artist,” you say sitting in a bright colorful living area that has color theory you subconsciously thought about, in a video which you will shape to tell a specific story. ❤Everyone is creative. Every one is creative in different ways 🎨
love love love these week long collated videos! can tell how much effort goes into them but well worth it
There's a very similar museum in Edinburgh called The Surgeon's Hall Museums - not for the squeamish but I found it fascinating! Thank you for the recommendation, even if some of the exhibits do sound intense 😊
And the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow
Loved the idea that hobbies are just us leaning into our creativity, really refreshing to think about
Such a comfort watch! Artists dates do sound lovely ❤
Loved this video!!
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I would love to hear more about your project management and consulting experiences. Like how you're feeling about it and where you see it going etc x
Lovely!
The parts about life being an artist date / hobbies being part of a creative life really resonated with me!
I loved this idea!! I handed my two week notice at my Job and i’ll be doing this 12 week program!!
you can definitely undo if you make a mistake haha just gotta try not to waste too much thread (there will be extra but not infinite obviously)
as for the cramping - you don't need to grip so tight!! let go a bit LOL (you can however get a hoop stand so that you dont hold it at all or get something like a wad of fabric of some kind to cushion your grip! if you keep gripping too tight it can also dirty the fabric there because you're really pushing onto the fabric and all those skin oils we make are obviously going to be oily (duh!) so yeah definitely recommend either just trying to grip less, a stand or something to pad your grip like some tissues or a wash cloth or sponge :)
PS- if you do get the embroidery dirty just chuck it in a cold tub of water with some dish soap and swish it around every now and then (any stubborn bits just rub the fabric together with your fingers but avoid doing that on actual embroidered segments)
as a X-stitcher I was also like 'You just don't grip it hard!!' The fabric is already held by the tension from the hoop and the hoop & fabric are light!
@@MustBeM yess I do both haha, I do understand the urge to grip real tight when starting off though! Took me a while to break the habit
I bought this book after seeing your first video and my friend and I are going to start it on Monday 😊 I love a structured project so am excited to get started 😃
She does mean a typewriter 😅 I have a different edition of the book where she spends the first 50 pages talking about herself and mentions writing on a typewriter. I don’t think I would vibe with Julia at all 😅
I had been thinking about the book for ages and finally started because of your previous video so I’m only on week 2. So far same as you - really struggling with the text of the book and the religious aspect of it. I’ve literally crossed out the word god on several pages. But did spend the whole last week looking forward to the next artist date. As a currently unemployed and stressed artist with a capital A (or well designer/illustrator) I’ve found them super useful in finding JOY in the creative process again and doing my best to not worry about making something good! 😊
This was really interesting and inspiring! Might do something similar in the future, though I think I too would be thrown off by a lot of the God talk
I do actually do something similar to the artist dates already, had a goal last year to do at least one social/cultural activity each week (since I live alone and work part time, so I need to make an effort to leave my flat, do fun things and meet people), which most weeks I managed to do, so I'm attempting it this year as well.
i love the Hunterian, particularly for sketching, but it's not for everyone so I always get nervous when people go there without knowing so much about it! If you did enjoy a more niche museum though I can full recommend the Grant Museum, John Soane Museum, Museum of Brands and the Welcome collection
Anyone know of or recommend something similar to this book, without the god/spirituality element?
Thanks for the videos! I have been meaning to do this series for about 10 years, I have written the contract 3 times but was never able to get trough the writing style. Also: I would take 4 weeks to complete week 1, instead of half arsing it which seems to be the better choice!
Currently I am so into what makes sports have such a different status than hobby in our society. Like, people will be renowned for their sports, they are deemed disciplined. Even healthy, no matter if these people are in actuality sick or handicapped. And then hobbies are like.. not given the same treatment? Some of the sports treatment is absurd, but artistic joy could be more supported through clubs, networks, and society at large imo.
Anyways, thanks again
So glad to hear someone else didn't gel with all she has to say lol! Agreed though, love the Artist's dates 👌
Embroidery is a thing with a learning curve. I'm working on a huge cross stitch project for 3 months now and I think it helps to balance the ring on my hand without actually holding it and use that same hand to push the needle back, but I'm not sure if that technique (specially the pushing the needle back) would work for other types of embroidery. Just balancing it on the other hand would help with the cramping. I hope you discovered some of the tricks while you were working on the flowers.
It took me about 20 weeks to get through the whole book but I ended up having a very similar experience to you, in that the pages and artists dates were the best bit and the tasks had occasional insights but mostly felt fairly repetitive. I did make a fair few changes in my life during the process, but most of the changes had been on my mind to do this year anyway, so the book just provided the structure and accountability to do those things, as opposed to being the sole reason why I made changes! And yeah the god stuff and the creative-block-as-addiction imagery just didn't vibe with me because I couldn't relate
Definitely read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, I think it adresses many of the things you were looking for in this book.
Also loved this series
Oooh heard good things about that book!
There's a closed museum at Guy's Hospital which has EVEN MORE specimens. I am generally not squeamish but that one had some bits that very much were not for me.
You had not mentioned that you were trying for baby two, wishing you all the best for that!
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I applied to LSE and my mum came with me. She’s a medical professional and she was so keen to go to this museum 😅
This was very interesting to watch! This helped me decide that the book is not gonna be for me (I grew up conservative christian, am now atheist, and reading something like that can trigger a lot of negativity for me). I still might try doing morning pages tho and the artists dates sound great, so now I just know to do those on my own terms.
And yes, the new Mean Girls was very fun! Renee Rapp is iconic and Auliʻi Cravalho amazing, I loved watching them
I have bought that book almost ten years ago and never did it. I might give it a try now, since we have permission to not be so perfect!
Also, a creative book I'd like to recommend: Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, by Felicia Day.
I have thought about reading The Artist's Way a few times, but everyone always mentions the god thing, and honestly it puts me off so much.
But surely she's allowed to write about God if that's her thing/beliefs? I get why people would find it uncomfortable but she shouldn't have to avoid writing about that if it's coming from her experiences 🤷🏼♀️
@@hannahbradshaw2186I’m not saying she shouldn’t write about it, I’m saying I don’t want to read it.
@EllieRoseMcKee of course! I didn't mean to come across as blunt etc. 😬😂
Studying to be radiographer and have been present in operating theatres during operations which require x-ray assistance and handle them fine, but I think I would also struggle with foetuses in jars. The thought alone makes me feel a bit sick.
Have you heard of 'You Are An Artist' by John Green's wife?
Did you do the hot potato exercise at the beginning? I skipped it but it has been plaguing me as an unfulfilled task.
i have a recommendation for an amazing series called Enders game and Enders Shadow (both a 4 book series) by Orson Scott Card, its a great sci fi series with alot of serious but also really interesting topics on phycology, politics and the future, i would go into more detail but i dont want to spoil anything, i hope that this intrigues or inspires someone to try them out (also if you dont like the fast pacednes or the feeling of the first book in the first series, you can try the second series which is very different but based during the same time but just focused more on a different character. Their are great story lines ad plot twists in the series and i hope someone enjoys them.
Do you want to try painting again? Finger painting or a paint & sip party?
Have u read/listened to Big Magic by elizabeth gilbert? Feel like u may really like it :) i quite like it for creative thought stuff
Big Magic >>>>>>>>>> the Artist's Way, in my experience!
I’m going to look that up, thank you.
@@floralspectreIt's by Elizabeth Gilbert! 😊 Hope you like it, but full disclosure it's much less of a workbook than the Artist's Way.
Sometimes I use my boob to help with holding my embroidery, I just kinda wedge the hoop between my boob and my hand to help hold it
Wow, she DOES look like Taylor from itsradishtime.
right?!?!?!
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