Sep. 12th, 2013

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Hello and welcome to [community profile] artistsway! Inspired by Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, this twelve-week cyclical workshop is intended to unblock the creative efforts of anyone who wants more creativity in their lives, be they someone who has never created art outside kindergarten before or someone whose artwork is a daily part of their lives.

Cameron has three main concepts to keep in mind over the course of the workshop: the morning pages, the artist's dates, and the concept that Cameron refers to, for short, as 'God'.

'God' )

morning pages )

artist's dates )

The morning pages and artist's date are on you to schedule. This comm will provide weekly posts, drawn in large part from The Artist's Way, on the theme of the week, and daily posts with tasks stolen outright from Cameron's pages. Cameron suggests doing the tasks that most and least appeal to you, on the principle that if it appeals to you it's worth doing and if you resist it then there's a reason and you should find out what that reason is. The weekly posts will also serve as check-ins for the previous week's morning pages and artist's date, and as spaces to discuss your progress.

Finally, Cameron insists that students of her The Artist's Way sign a contract with themselves as a commitment. Her text is below: modify it if you like, then sign and date it. Come back to it, she says, when you need encouragement.
contract )
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