The last Find Your Joy (FYJ) course I took with Louise Fletcher was in 2023. Since that time, her course curriculum and approach have dramatically shifted for the positive. I'm loving how much more authentic I find her as a human and instructor, and how it has trickled down to her coaching and support teams as well.
The Creative Reset was her 10-day taster session this year that took place last month. I loved it because of the focus on 'mindset' of the artist, whether a beginning or seasoned one. So, I'm now participating in FYJ25, and I'm delighted I signed up!
The course is work. The saying, you get out what you put into something--in this case the class--is so apropos. Students are encouraged to actively journal about beliefs, self-talk and judgment. Some of the key points so far include: 1) accepting that failed pieces will occur maybe even more than successful ones; 2) one's art is not our value as human beings; and, 3) make choices based on your preferences, likes, or excitement. (How many times do we make half-hearted choices thinking it's better for others instead of what we truly want?)
For her efforts on looking at mindset alone, the course is a treasure. I've filled one art journal already (two weeks in the total 13 of the course) and have started a second. It is mostly writing...writing down the 'bones' of what I hear in the video lessons, learning from my recollections as well as the work I'm doing, digging deeper into long-held beliefs, and looking less at my work with judgment and more from the perspective of 'this worked' or 'that didn't'.
Below are photos of some of my studies completed as a result of assignments. The two in the middle, next to one another, are #2 and #4 of a four-part series so they are related (#4 wouldn't have happened without #1, #2 and #3 of that series).
Would you believe there are 1,800 people across the globe who are taking this course? It's true and that's really cool!
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