Rediscovering your Inner Artist

My son, who is four years old, is afraid of knobs. Knobs on doors, knobs on drawers, knobs on cabinets – in fact, all knobs. He thinks they look like eyes peering at him.

Here is what the dresser next to his bed looks like…

We all chuckle at the absurdity of hanging superhero underwear on knobs to cover them up. We think it is adorable and weird. “Those crazy kids and their fears,” we say.

But look at what my son is not afraid of...

He will grab anything that marks, writes, smudges or blends and enthusiastically cover any surface with shapes, lines and color. He is completely unafraid of the blank page. The more freedom he has, the happier he is. And when he is done, he will often cut it to pieces with his scissors, cover it with stickers, or simply watch the rain wash it away. He is not concerned about what it looks like, what will happen to it, or if anyone thinks it’s pretty. He just likes doing it.

When did we lose that creative fearlessness in our lives? When did our inner critic enter the scene with her snide comments and snickers?

When did we let the blank page become our enemy?

Idyllworks art workshops are all created with this reality in mind: most women have a creative spirit that has been stomped on too many times.  And we are here to pick it back up and brush it off. Our inspiring and talented artists will teach you the techniques and skills necessary to make something truly beautiful. You will amaze yourself and be ready to go, again and again. You will begin to get excited about the blank page. And in that process you will begin your
journey back to fearlessness.

We may never be a preschooler again, 
but we can grab a crayon and draw like one.

xo ~
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