Restful Art: Creative Exercises to Heal Burnout

If you’re an artist trying to make a living in a world that can feel harsh and overwhelming, it takes almost nothing to forget that creativity requires not just hard work and dedication to craft but also…rest.  And when we forget about rest, about refilling our own creative well, that’s when burnout drops in for a visit. Then a strange thing happens. This thing that brings us so much joy, making art, suddenly feels heavy and exhausting.  You want to make art. Art is the thing that’s always brought solace but now you’re burned out and art feels hard.