As a life-long creative, I’ve dabbled here and there with many a medium, yet I struggled with building consistency in my artistic practice for YEARS. In 2018, I began to build a daily creative practice, something sustainable and simple, knowing that every time I make space to create, my heart, brain, soul are a little lighter.
A boost of confidence
Daily practice breaks down the barrier of making art, taking it from precious to playful, and has opened her up to try new mediums, techniques, and applications.
- Treating her art as play reduces the fear and pressure around being perfect, helping her to just settle into the practice
“Bad” art is still good
Embrace the process, the joy, and the calm it brings to your day.
- Jill Elliott started this practice of daily creativity as a way to get her hands busy and invite play into her routine, but she is sticking with it for the happiness, learning, and peaceful pace it brings.
The results:
Her skills have improved.
- She has begun taking workshops both online and IRL to help her refine and hone her craft. She is still a long way from calling herself an artist, but forcing herself to practice daily has improved her work in ways she didn’t expect, and increased her curiosity for learning.
The JOY of play
Favorite part of her creative work is choosing the color palette and playing with interesting combinations
