04/10/2026
THIS! I have worked with several artists for whom this was an issue -- feeling that their art was only "good" if people bought it, but at the same time feeling that what they most wanted to create, was not what people wanted to buy. This left them in a dilemma, for sure.
Art is good for all of us, in whatever way we might create it. I hope you express yours, in whatever modality feels right to you!
You don’t have to be “good at art” for it to be good for you.
And I think this is where most people get it wrong.
They assume creativity only “counts” if they have something to show for it.
If they’re not “naturally talented”, then why even bother?
But that turns it into something else entirely.
Another place to perform.
Another place to evaluate yourself.
And that’s not what this is for.
Creating (especially with something as tactile as soft pastel) does something different.
It slows your mind down.
It gives your attention somewhere to land.
It lets something move through you instead of constantly taking things in.
That’s why I think creativity is one of the most underutilized forms of wellness!
Creating gives back to you in ways that will change everything.
