The Inner Critic, Experimentation, Play & Dreams in the Creative Process

Interview Questions

1. Please let us know who you are: your name, what is your art form and how long you've been doing it for.   What’s something that you've created that you are proud of or that you consider your biggest accomplishment. 

2.  How do you access your creativity?  Tell us a bit about your process.

ie.  Do you experiment or take risks in your creative practice? 

4. At what stage of the creative process do you notice your inner critic appears or is the loudest? Some examples:  Before you even start,  while you're working, after you've finished making something,  when you're exhibiting or publishing?  

3. What type of things does your inner critic say to you?  What’s the meanest thing your inner critic has ever said to you? How does that affect you in your creative journey?

5.  What coping mechanisms tools or techniques do you turn to, to help you overcome your inner critic? What are some unhealthy/ unhelpful  habits that you turn to?  What are some healthy or supportive tools that you have discovered?

6.  Do dreams play a role in your creativity?  Do you keep track of your dreams and have you ever had a dream that impacted your life?  Is there a dream or dream image that you can share?

6.  What are you working on now, how can people find you,. and anything else you'd like to share?