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  • Make Your Art No Matter What

  • Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
  • By: Beth Pickens
  • Narrated by: Beth Pickens
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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The Artist's Way for the 21st century-from esteemed creative counselor Beth Pickens.

If you are an artist, you need to make your art. That's not an overstatement - it's a fact; if you stop doing your creative work, your quality of life is diminished. But what do you do when life gets in the way? In this down-to-earth handbook, experienced artist coach Beth Pickens offers practical advice for developing a lasting and meaningful artistic practice in the face of life's inevitable obstacles and distractions. This thoughtful volume suggests creative ways to address the challenges all artists must overcome - from making decisions about time, money, and education, to grappling with isolation, fear, and anxiety. No matter where you are in your art-making journey, this book will motivate and inspire you. Because not only do you need your art - the world needs it, too.

Expert Advice: Beth Pickens is an experienced and passionate arts advocate with extensive insight into working through creative obstacles. She has spent the last decade advising artists on everything from financial strategy to coping with grief.

Practical and Positive: This book is both a love letter to art and artists and a hands-on guide to approaching the thorniest problems those artists might face. Pickens offers a warm reminder that you are not alone, that what you do matters, and that someone out there wants you to succeed.

Timeless Topic: Like a trusted advisor, this book is an invaluable resource jam-packed with strategies for building a successful creative practice. From mixing business and friendship to marketing yourself on social media, this book can help. And it will - again and again.

Perfect for:

  • Visual artists and makers
  • Writers, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives
  • Art and design school graduates and grad-gift givers
©2021 Beth Pickens (P)2021 Chronicle Books

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Phenomenal resource for artists

This book touched on so much more than I was expecting and each topic so concisely articulated. As a life long artist I find the information inspiring and very relevant to todays struggles. So much about inclusion and supportive concepts with I’ve found invaluable matrixes to begin setting for myself. Perfect timing!

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Good Narration some valid things for artists.

I really like the narration which made it easy to get through. (Beth should narrate for others)
The information in the book is quite good thought I felt it’s a self help booking with the words “artist” put in place of other titles. If you are unaware of mental health and self awareness this would be good for you. If you have that knowledge and sense of awareness it will be repetitive. Beth talks about finances CBT and mental health; it’s fully a self help book. I was hoping to get something more from the book 🤷🏼‍♀️
I like that she talked about social backgrounds and how that can make a difference in how you approach making art.
I did find a lot of the information is all generated for USA residents or related mostly to the USA as that’s where Beth is from which makes sense but certain info is useless if you’re not in USA.
All and all it was ok nothing I haven’t heard before in counselling books.

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