Live Encore: Using Art to Learn About Yourself

See how art making can help connect you with yourself through this quick, intuitive exercise. 

Artist and illustrator Marie-Noëlle Wurm believes that art-making and your identity are intricately connected—that showing up to make art every day can help you understand yourself better, and that bringing all the complex bits about yourself into your art makes the work more authentic. But she also knows how hard it can be to do both of those things! In this class—recorded using Zoom and featuring participation from the Skillshare community—Marie-Noëlle walks us through a process she uses to practice working with her intuition, and showing up for herself and for her art.

You’ll end the class with a piece of art that connects an abstract and a figurative element, but the benefits go so far beyond the work you’ll create—practicing this process can help you learn more about yourself, learn to trust your creative instincts, and learn to love and accept yourself. Paint along while Marie and Skillshare producer Kaye have a relaxing and affirming conversation about identity, working with your intuition and sense of play, turning off the self-critic, and all the benefits of an artistic practice. 

This class is accessible to any level of artistic ability and any identity, so grab whatever materials you have and get ready to let your paper be your guide (with a little help from Marie-Noëlle). 

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While we couldn't respond to every question during the session, we'd love to hear from you—please use the class Discussion board to share your questions and feedback.

• Introduction
• Connect to Yourself
• Create Something Abstract
• Create Something Figurative
• Bring it All Together
• Q&A
• Final Thoughts