Why I Love Austin Kleon (& his books)

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IN CASE OF A CREATIVE EMERGENCY: 4. Read Austin Kleon books.
I first came across Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon, in late 2021. I absolutely devoured the book. It inspired me so much, and I'm still experiencing the ripples of that initial inspiration to this day. That book alone is probably one of your best bets of getting out of a creative rut.
I hope this video goes some small way towards communicating how much there is to learn about art, and the artists who make it, in Austin's wonderful books.
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'In case of a creative emergency' is a list that I bashed out on my typewriter in November 2022. I was facing some pretty bad creative block at the time. I hit the wall of creative block often, as do literally all people who do creative things. I wanted to come up with a list of things I can turn to, when facing the wall of resistance, in order to smash it down and keep going. The list was made up of things that I gave a few days to think about. I tried to draw on my own experiences of what has worked for me in the past, but there are also examples here of things that I haven't really tried yet, but things that I think the use of would certainly help me to exercise my creative muscles.
What started as a list for myself to overcome times when work is a struggle has now developed into a weekly video series where I approach each exercise/idea in an attempt to inspire others. In an incredibly strange and meta way, I've actually overcome creative block by making myself incredibly busy making videos about how I overcome creative block, which in turn helps me to overcome said creative block because I have lots of work to focus on. Like I said, it's all very confusing.
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[@krissmith2004]

Very affirming. We all start from somewhere .

[@tylerismyname]

Fantastic video Andrew. I'm loving this series and the core idea behind it. 🎉

[@AndrewLavers]

Thanks Tyler! Just checking out some of your films too and I love them already.

[@tylerismyname]

@@AndrewLavers Aw man that means a lot! It's been a few months since I've been able to find the time or inspiration to create a new one, but your films have me excited to create again. Thanks for that! It's also kind of funny, I'm in the middle of rereading "keep going" as I found your channel. Can't wait to see what you make next!!

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[@AndrewLavers]

Thanks Jeremy!

[@descontinuo42]

Great video, my friend. Do you watch Van Neistat's videos? I feel a great inspiration coming from them

[@AndrewLavers]

Thanks friend. Funny you should mention that. That's next week's video!! I'm a big fan of Van Neistat.

[@descontinuo42]

@@AndrewLavers oh nice, i'll be waiting for this video then

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