Hell yeah - I want attention for the art I create and the person I am able to be so fully in my art. I don’t have to hide parts of myself in my art, it’s where I come alive, and I think it’s only natural we crave to be seen in our wholeness in a culture that ignores and isolates us from each other. I come from a family that doesn’t like to look deep, a surface level society, but when I write and connect with other people out there who see themselves in my words, it feels so good, aligned, and like you said, holy.
Needed this this morning, thank you for taking something I didn’t fully realise I felt awful about and bringing it to the light for me. I’ve ALWAYS felt horrible about wanting an audience/people who connect with my art but the never really let myself understand that fully!
This made me cry! Thank you for saying it. I've been so confused for so long about this seemingly at odds feeling of wanting to create because I want to create and then ALSO wanting to be seen!! I've never heard it put so clearly and nonjudgementally. Thank you, can't wait for the class!
Love this. One of the best parts of self-publishing is hearing from readers about how much they love what I’ve written and my characters. That’s what keeps me going, knowing I can make a difference in someone’s life with my stories, in the same way my life has improved because of the novels I read.
I think a better way to reword "create for yourself" should be "create FROM yourself." When I create something, I'm not doing it for myself, like I'm stashing something in a private gallery I only have access to. When we create art in one form or another, we're expressing this sort of reality that we're experiencing at a moment of time. Art helps us make sense of reality, and it is MEANT to be shared in communion with others so that we can understand reality in a deeper way!
I think you’re the first person I’ve read, at least recently, who’s said this, and I’m just letting it sink in, and trying on the idea. I don’t think I’ve let myself consider I could write on Substack because I want the attention and that this is okay! (Part of me absolutely does not want any attention, thanks very much, and part of me enjoys the connection in this way.)
I am so glad to be alive at the same time as you, Amie!! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙏🏻 I am begging for connection when I share my art and I don't want to feel icky about that anymore or let it hold me back from creating or sharing my art, I want to channel that authentic desire. Here is my invitation
I want an audience! I want attention for the work I pour my soul into without being shamed for it. Every time I make up my mind to go for it, the barrage of sad, broke artists fed up with the algorithm seem to come straight to my feed.
Sent this to some of my clients this morning after we got into letting parts of the creative process be just for you last week. It's okay to want to create in private and forget about the audience AND it's okay to want an audience and attention! 💚 this
It works in personal relationships too! I've had the honor of being close to someone (whose education was in psychology so they weren't bullshitting) who made it a hallmark of connection that either one of us could say frankly, "I want attention," and there was nothing wrong with it and the other person would make a genuine effort to give it.
Hell yeah - I want attention for the art I create and the person I am able to be so fully in my art. I don’t have to hide parts of myself in my art, it’s where I come alive, and I think it’s only natural we crave to be seen in our wholeness in a culture that ignores and isolates us from each other. I come from a family that doesn’t like to look deep, a surface level society, but when I write and connect with other people out there who see themselves in my words, it feels so good, aligned, and like you said, holy.
Needed this this morning, thank you for taking something I didn’t fully realise I felt awful about and bringing it to the light for me. I’ve ALWAYS felt horrible about wanting an audience/people who connect with my art but the never really let myself understand that fully!
This made me cry! Thank you for saying it. I've been so confused for so long about this seemingly at odds feeling of wanting to create because I want to create and then ALSO wanting to be seen!! I've never heard it put so clearly and nonjudgementally. Thank you, can't wait for the class!
Love this. One of the best parts of self-publishing is hearing from readers about how much they love what I’ve written and my characters. That’s what keeps me going, knowing I can make a difference in someone’s life with my stories, in the same way my life has improved because of the novels I read.
I think a better way to reword "create for yourself" should be "create FROM yourself." When I create something, I'm not doing it for myself, like I'm stashing something in a private gallery I only have access to. When we create art in one form or another, we're expressing this sort of reality that we're experiencing at a moment of time. Art helps us make sense of reality, and it is MEANT to be shared in communion with others so that we can understand reality in a deeper way!
I think you’re the first person I’ve read, at least recently, who’s said this, and I’m just letting it sink in, and trying on the idea. I don’t think I’ve let myself consider I could write on Substack because I want the attention and that this is okay! (Part of me absolutely does not want any attention, thanks very much, and part of me enjoys the connection in this way.)
I am so glad to be alive at the same time as you, Amie!! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙏🏻 I am begging for connection when I share my art and I don't want to feel icky about that anymore or let it hold me back from creating or sharing my art, I want to channel that authentic desire. Here is my invitation
The liberation in this 🤯 Wow. Thank you, QUEEN OF ARTISTS
I want an audience! I want attention for the work I pour my soul into without being shamed for it. Every time I make up my mind to go for it, the barrage of sad, broke artists fed up with the algorithm seem to come straight to my feed.
Sent this to some of my clients this morning after we got into letting parts of the creative process be just for you last week. It's okay to want to create in private and forget about the audience AND it's okay to want an audience and attention! 💚 this
It works in personal relationships too! I've had the honor of being close to someone (whose education was in psychology so they weren't bullshitting) who made it a hallmark of connection that either one of us could say frankly, "I want attention," and there was nothing wrong with it and the other person would make a genuine effort to give it.
I feel all of this!