In this fascinating podcast episode, Susan Hopkinson talks about creativity, inspiration and artist block. She also discusses the link between creativity and inspiration, and she reveals the secret to unlocking your creativity, finding inspiration, and being in the creative flow.
Susan stresses here the importance of humility and letting go in the art-making process. With this talk and like the previous guest to The Pointless Artist Podcast, the Polish painter Kristof Klimek, Susan sends out a clear and profound message of humility in a visual culture dominated by ownership and the monetary value of art.
Here's a snapshot from my art talk with Susan: Once you start to contain what you’re doing while you are in a creative flow, and you begin to make choices based on an idea of what you should do instead, you “box yourself and your own creativity in”. Put simply, artist block is not allowing yourself and your creative energy to flow, as well as not letting go of your creative impulse. "If you're not able to let go, nothing new can come in." (Susan Hopkinson)
I wholeheartedly invite you to listen to my art talk with Susan Hopkinson and to benefit from her wisdom!
Via The Pointless Artist Blog and The Pointless Artist Podcast, I support the creative energy of life and the artists who contribute to transforming this world into a freer, kinder, more inclusive, caring, transparent, and compassionate place to live. I firmly believe in the passion for art, the importance of sharing knowledge and experiences, and the power of personal stories to bring us together.