After a long silence, Staling returns with a deeply personal reflection on what happens when your heart is in the art of creation and you are pulled into the orbit of marketing and selling...and how to find your way back to the magic of making.

"In this episode I share how turning my work into a product drained the joy from my practice. Even all my own knowing didn't keep me from this trap and it has taken a long while to reclaim my creative self and find my way back to art. We will also touch on the overjustificiation effect, Self Determination Theory and hear an invitation for a simple practice to facilitate return to process." - Amy Markham

In this episode I share a little about my own process and what I have been up to since the last episode, almost a year ago. Hint, I have been focused on my work as an artist and preparing a path for my art to be shared. I invited my friend and marketing expert, Michelle Mercurio, on to discuss why generic marketing does not work for artists, or anyone really. We also talk about how I am working to reconcile my own issues with selling, sharing and overall offering my artwork to the marketplace.

I also announced that my new art shop is open at www.amymakesart.com and how I am hoping to find peace in the process of releasing these current works into the world.

Is society's relationship to individuals reflected in the way art is received in society? Is the group more important than the individual. This one dives into how the individual artistic process could help us all restore a sense of balance to the groups we function in.