Eight sessions for people who want to make art and haven’t yet worked out how to sustain it in real life.
01
Desire
The artist before the work
What would I do if I allowed myself to be an artist?
- meditation to meet the artist
- automatic writing
- timeline of the relationship with art
- 10 things I would create if I had no fear
practice Morning Pages and the first Meeting with the Artist.
02
Knot
What stops me from creating?
Why is there a distance between what I say I want and what I actually do?
- body meditation
- map of blocks
- written dialogue Artist × Critic
- inherited phrases about art, money and talent
practice Choose one block and take one small action against it.
03
Voice
What makes a work mine?
What could only have been created by me?
- map of obsessions
- my artistic ancestors
- five works that shaped me
- Artist’s Manifesto
practice A small piece that holds something deeply yours.
04
Practice
Stop waiting to begin
How does art fit into the life I actually have?
- audit of the week
- time and energy map
- ritual for entering creation
- sustainable minimum routine
practice The Minimum Possible Artistic Practice: not the ideal routine, the one you can sustain now.
05
Pulse
Enthusiasm as a tool
What makes me want to keep going?
- body listening
- expand × contract map
- body improvisation
- seven-day enthusiasm journal
practice If success could not be the goal of your art for a year, what would you do?
06
Structure
A life where art fits
What does my art need to survive?
- resource map
- artistic budget
- have / need / can get matrix
- three-month calendar
practice Small, checkable goals for the next three months.
07
Realisation
How an idea becomes a project
How do I make this exist without waiting to be chosen?
- artistic project canvas
- 1-minute pitch
- reverse timeline
- map of collaborators
practice The Seed Project with a name, a budget and a first step.
08
Gesture
Putting something into the world
What is my next concrete gesture?
- reading, performance, pitch or video
- 90-day continuity plan
- a letter to the artist one year from now
practice I wanted… I noticed what was holding me back… I discovered my voice… I decided to build… And now I will…