I promise to stop spamming you after this🫠🫠, but was just so thrilled to see you launched. This is such an incredible layout of how to approach this from all angles. I LOVE these questions. It’s clear how much thoughtful energy you put into this. I am bookmarking this one for sure!
a chronic “procrasti-learner” myself, thank you jenna, for so much rich reference material, your own words of wisdom and experiences. excited to do some things i’ve been avoiding (“afroiding”?) and see your work and community grow!
From Dec 26 through Jan 1 I operated in daily discomfort - I hosted an art workshop every morning, with people around the world on zoom, using art mediums THAT I KNOW VIRTUALLY NOTHING ABOUT, except for the last day, when we made something I normally play with. I would watch a couple of YouTube instructional videos the night before.
People liked my “let’s just see what happens” approach, “this is art, we’re just playing here,” and not judging myself on the outcomes.
It was somehow liberating - we couldn’t fail.
And people kept coming back.
And it opened new vistas for me.
And validated that, if your gift is teaching, you don’t need to be an expert at something to teach it.
Open-mindedness and humility were very helpful. I talked through my feelings on each one, and my appreciation for people who master these mediums, and I laughed.
And 35 of those people are now following me. This opened up something in them, too.
I promise to stop spamming you after this🫠🫠, but was just so thrilled to see you launched. This is such an incredible layout of how to approach this from all angles. I LOVE these questions. It’s clear how much thoughtful energy you put into this. I am bookmarking this one for sure!
Please don't ever stop spamming me, Kaitlyn! 🤓 Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words — that feels especially good coming from you!
a chronic “procrasti-learner” myself, thank you jenna, for so much rich reference material, your own words of wisdom and experiences. excited to do some things i’ve been avoiding (“afroiding”?) and see your work and community grow!
Kadie! I so appreciate you 💛 Thank you for reading and being on the journey with me always!
From Dec 26 through Jan 1 I operated in daily discomfort - I hosted an art workshop every morning, with people around the world on zoom, using art mediums THAT I KNOW VIRTUALLY NOTHING ABOUT, except for the last day, when we made something I normally play with. I would watch a couple of YouTube instructional videos the night before.
People liked my “let’s just see what happens” approach, “this is art, we’re just playing here,” and not judging myself on the outcomes.
It was somehow liberating - we couldn’t fail.
And people kept coming back.
And it opened new vistas for me.
And validated that, if your gift is teaching, you don’t need to be an expert at something to teach it.
Open-mindedness and humility were very helpful. I talked through my feelings on each one, and my appreciation for people who master these mediums, and I laughed.
And 35 of those people are now following me. This opened up something in them, too.
Life is good.