Hi Reader,

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Last week I was attending a film festival where two of my friends had films being screened.

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I ended up speaking with some of the other artists and was inspired by their stories and the art they’d created.

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I think part of what inspired me the most was the fact that for a lot of them, including my friends, it was their first film.

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Here they were, no one famous (yet!), fully believing and betting on themselves and their creativity and putting it out into the world - waiting for no one else’s permission.

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And while standing in line getting ready to capture pictures of my friend on the red carpet, she suggested that I just walk the carpet as well.
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I argued that I didn’t have a film there and she firmly told me that I was an actor, I looked great and deserved to be on the carpet and that it was a manifestation of things to come.
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Not wanting to continue arguing with a Taurus, I got on there, surrounded by other artists, having not one person question me, and I felt completely at home (side note, make sure you have friends with this level of support and confidence lol).

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I was totally in my element and in that moment it really struck me how critical building creative confidence is for ourselves and our art - whatever it may be - and how equally important it is to have people surrounding you rooting you on.

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One of the artists I ended up talking to described their film to me as a “horror dance musical short about grief” and when I asked if I could see a trailer for it, their eyes lit up and they excitedly sent me a link.

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When I got home and watched it, despite not really knowing him, I felt very proud of him; I felt proud that he created this thing that is now out in the world changing how people might relate to grief.

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And I reflected on how beautiful it was that him and the hundreds of people involved in that film festival, my brilliant friends included, took a chance on their art.

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Took a chance on their ideas.

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Believed in their creativity.

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Took action on their creativity.

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And that’s really the intention of The Everyday Artist 11 Day Creativity Challenge: ground into yourself with emotional regulation, ground into your creative flow / practice through community and tangible, consistent action and build your creative confidence.

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We will begin on Friday 11/1. You can find out more + sign up here.

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Hope to see you there 💐

Bianca

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