Snapshot from My Studio: March 11, 2019 at 09:39AM

Today’s Doodlecam was a total surprise. I ended up going in a completely different direction from what I expected. I never have a plan going into these doodles—they are always fully improvisational — but I do have themes I tend to return to over and over, and this one went in an entirely different direction, which I narrated as I was doing. That was fun!
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Not surprisingly, my gremlins told me it SUCKED the whole way through! Though now I kind of like it. As I said in the Doodlecam, though, it doesn’t matter if you like it or hate it when you’re playing in the creative sandbox—all@that matters is that you’re having fun! It’s all about PROCESS in the sandbox! You’re not going to like everything you create, and that’s okay! Your gremlins will try to convince you that everything you create is terrible (because they’re trying to keep you safely inside your comfort zone), and your job is to provide a buffer for your inner 4-year-old, so she can keep playing and never have to hear those harsh gremlin voices. It’s like you’re the guardian at the door to the playroom. Your inner 4-year-old is playing inside while the gremlins are trying to get in and harass her. Your job is to thank them for their concern and send them off to get pedicures, over and over and over, keeping your inner 4-year-old in blissful ignorance, so she can keep playing! 😊
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Obviously, you are all three: the guardian, the inner 4-year-old, and the gremlins, but it’s fun to imagine them as different entities. I find it helpful, and perhaps you will, too! Let me know if it makes a difference for you!
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