The Practice of Being a Whole Artist

Our art process - the actual act of making and the way we do it - is just a part of the practice of being a whole artist. It also involves our emotional, intellectual and physical state, our history, our relationships, etc. -- our whole selves. In this video I talk about the difference between engaging and honoring every part of yourself and your experience in your art practice versus acknowledging or valuing only the process of putting paint, or whatever your medium is, on a surface and producing a piece of art.