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November 13, 2019 by Cynthia Morris 4 Comments

What an F Did for My Artist: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 5

Have you ever had an experience early in life that determined your path? Even if that wasn’t your path, a comment or a person directed you away from an essential part of you. In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, you’ll hear the story of how I reclaimed my artist and why this was so vital to my well-being.

In this episode:

  • Why I kept a vital part of me locked away for decades
  • How I gave myself permission to let my artist out
  • Creative Competency – Being a beginner

Leave a comment below to share your experience with the assignment, or any other thoughts you have about this episode.

Download this week’s assignment and keep building your creative competencies.

Email me with your experience with this week’s assignment.

Links to things and people mentioned in the show

Atelier

Ira Glass talk in a visual format on Zen Pencils

The Artist’s Way

Art of Possibility

Stumbling Toward Genius is written and produced by Cynthia Morris and Original Impulse. Engineering by Jason Camps of Just Launch Media. Show music by Evan MacDonald.

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  1. Tania says

    November 13, 2019 at 2:13 pm

    What an exciting podcast! You open the doors to a new way of looking at creative expressions and show us ways to explore our creativity. I love it!

    Reply
    • Cynthia L Morris says

      December 9, 2019 at 7:56 am

      Thank you, Tania! I am so glad you love Stumbling Toward Genius.

      Reply
  2. Bobbi Rubinstein says

    November 14, 2019 at 11:05 am

    This might be the best one yet in this series. Rather than talk about my own journey, I’ll talk about my mother.

    My mom was scared off being an artist by a high school art teacher, though she made some art and did crafts as me and my sister were growing up. Then she went back to school in her fifties to finish her BA that had started out at NYU in pre-med, and was put off because of WW2. She got a BA in art, then an MA in sculpture/3D. She ended up doing every media from wood to metal to life drawing to glass to jewelry along with sculpture and water color.

    She never sold much. That wasn’t her thing. It was all about doing art all day, everyday. I’m sure if she lived in the internet/Etsy age, she would have made a name for herself. A local ABC affiliate found her and wanted to do a piece about old women who made art, or something as disparaging. She said FU to that. If they wanted to do a piece about a local artist, fine. Otherwise, forget about it. She turned down the media!

    When asked about herself, till the end, she said she was an artist. That was what and who she was.

    As always, you are an inspiration.

    Reply
    • Cynthia L Morris says

      December 9, 2019 at 7:58 am

      Bobbi,

      Thank you for sharing this story about your mother the artist. I love hearing about her tenacious spirit. You see, you can’t ignore who you are, even when life’s circumstances try to drag you away from your spirit.

      You are following in your mom’s footsteps as a creative artist. I am sure she appreciates you!

      Thank you for being in my world and sharing this creative adventure with me. You inspire me, too.

      Reply

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