Finding Your Artistic Voice: Letting Your Quirks Become Your Superpower with Lisa Congdon
Letting go of perfectionism, and embracing creative constraints, has allowed artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon to make great art and great pizza!
In this episode she shares her tips for navigating influence and developing your artistic voice, surviving the skills gap (otherwise known as the shark tank) and breaking free of the ‘starving artist’ mindset.
‘I'm not a perfectionist. I try to do my best work, but I understand that the idiosyncrasies, weird quirks and imperfections in my work are what make it interesting. Imperfection can be a superpower and a strength.’ – Lisa Congdon
For Episode 8 of We Need to Make Things I chat with Lisa Congdon @lisacongdon about breaking free of the ‘starving artist’ mindset, developing an artistic voice, surviving the skills gap and what a sourdough starter can teach us all about the power of creative constraints, among many other things.
Lisa is an artist and illustrator best known for her colourful, graphic style and her exploration of themes of joy, liberation and inclusion. She makes art for clients around the globe including The Library of Congress, Amazon and Google. She is the author of 10 books, including Art Inc and Find your Artistic Voice. Lisa has achieved recognition, not just as an artist, but as a leader in the industry for her work in social justice, mentoring and teaching. In 2021, she was named ‘One of the 50 Most Inspiring People and Companies According to Industry Creatives’ published by AdWeek. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
This episode is full of Lisa’s wonderful wisdom including:
👉 How to break free of the ‘starving artist’ mindset
👉 What we can all learn from creative constraints
👉 How to navigate influence and develop your artistic voice
👉 Surviving the skills gap (otherwise known as the shark tank)
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