Art Horse

• What to do when you’re afraid of this thing you want to love?
• Vibe check: are you artificially inflating the stakes? Maybe it’s fine if the shorts don’t fit over yr ass
• Sewing your own clothes is for m…

• How to get unstuck? Maybe paint-alongs can hold ur hand n take u places u wouldn’t go by urself
• Sometimes “cheating” can move u forward -- or maybe there never was no cheating in the first place
• Why do…

• We are fans of puttering and putting fun things on yr to-do list
• How do u paint a feeling (srsly how)?
• If you like swimming holes, paint a swimming hole. If you like moths, paint a moth!
• Maybe doing art…

• With 3 hours and a shitty t-shirt, you too can make a shitty bra!
• A “wink” is a way to peek at the complexity of the truth.
• Stop along the way and let the painting concretize into being finished or not
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• Huge, overwhelming tasks are actually a bunch of baby steps all smooshed together
• How do you make friends as an adult?!?! (srsly give us ur ideas)
• If you’ve ever wondered “what is the point of me” ....…

• What the actual fuck colour is puddles?
• What if I finish this project and nobody likes it? Wouldn’t it be better if I couldn’t make it past the first step? 
• Maybe house paint just can’t look like the s…

• All choices are good --- they inform future choices and keep you moving forward
• Shit-talking yourself is NOT the source of your achievements 
• What about DESK ZERO???
• What if you don’t lack discipline, y…

• Get three of everything cause dirt feels good on your hands
• Understanding the meaning of sweater collar - sometimes instructions are given for a good reason that you don’t find out until u disobey
• Trus…

• Wait what if I take the energy I spend on nurturing others and point it at myself? ? ?
• Harriet says problems with yr now relationships maybe stem from problems with ur “first” fambly --- *sound of doo…

✨ Actually, you’re a boss ass bitch so everyone can just shut up (what happens if you write a letter to the editor in yr own defense?)

✨ Maybe if you genuinely enjoy something, you don’t need a puniti…

• Clarity of inner voice (and the confidence that comes with it) comes with time and experience
• Knowing u have a choice in yr situation can help u deal with hard ones
• BUYING is NOT the same as DOING
• How t…

• Don’t beat yourself up about not doing art if you’re in a depresso spiral ! that’s the opposite of the point
• Doing things u would normally enjoy (even if u dont) when u have depresso is still good 4 u…

Have you ever been curious who is listening along with you?

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The first ever Art Horse Zine is READY!! You can get your digital (OR PAPER!!?!?!) copy at https://arthorsepod.com/zine  😱✨

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• Your learning projects don’t have to be perfect. They don’t even have to be nice. In fact, they can be bum-ugly
• Trying something new? Start small, use ENOUGH material, use colours you like, scour inte…

• Yr things aren't the boss of u (they're OPTIONS not OBLIGATIONS)
• You are the expert on what you like (and nobody else!): you get to decide what’s good enough, what’s right, and what honours the spirit…

• Squeeze art into the cracks by 1. Packing yourself a kit of art supplies and inspiration and 2. prepping your sketchbook with interesting pages
• You don’t need to do it all at once
• Of course you don’t d…

• If you wouldn’t buy it at full price don’t buy it on sale - Gabriela
• There will be other trombones
• There are people who love what they do and know all about it and are so willing to tell you anything y…

• Sometimes it turns out you don’t actually like your hobbies --- and it’s ok to stop doin em!!
• The best time to upgrade? When you start to feel the pain of the free version
• Marketplace lessons -- 1: Bew…

• YOU are so important that it doesn’t matter if you do important/impressive things
• Taking care of yourself (SLEEP) can make stressful situations up to 50% less stressful (u heard it here first)
• To trust…