Artistic anxiety and self-doubt
Subject in Mental Health
Artistic anxiety and self-doubt has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Seekers of the Eternal. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
SkinnerOakland-based artist known for monster paintings; label also appears on short interjections and the closing Realm Runners narration
Skinner closes by advising listeners to protect their spirit from things they cannot control, since worrying does not change outcomes.
“worrying about stuff doesn't change the outcome of anything. It just makes you feel sad and weird inside”
Seekers of the Eternal: #57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self Love (Dec 22, 2024) · Listen from 1:42:20
Skinner argues that being authentic, afraid and not knowing is how the world gets healed because people stop pretending.
“it's the way in which I feel like the world does get healed because nobody's like when that happens, people aren't pretending”
Seekers of the Eternal: #57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self Love (Dec 22, 2024) · Listen from 22:15
Skinner describes two creative portals, avoiding the uncomfortable writing and world-building work in favor of the drawing he is confident in.
“One is the easy one where I'm comfortable and I know exactly what I'm doing. And I usually use this one to avoid the other one, which is the uncomfortable portal”
Seekers of the Eternal: #57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self Love (Dec 22, 2024) · Listen from 20:37
Skinner observes that people only get excited about his being an artist once they learn he earns money from it.
“I only see people. an excitement and an energy for being an artist when somebody can attach the idea that like you make money”
Seekers of the Eternal: #57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self Love (Dec 22, 2024) · Listen from 10:17
PalehorseArtist and host of the Seekers of the Eternal podcast, also referred to as Chris
Palehorse says he opens speaking events with collective breathing because stage anxiety makes his body betray him.
“as soon as I would go on to stage or like be in front of a crowd of people, like my body betrays me, my heart's beating, sweating, feeling weird”
Seekers of the Eternal: #57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self Love (Dec 22, 2024) · Listen from 2:04
Podcasts
- Seekers of the Eternal · 1 episode
Episodes
#57 ~ SKINNER: Art, Mythology, Monsters & Self LoveSeekers of the Eternal · Dec 22, 2024 · 1 h 47 min
Artist Skinner talks with host Palehorse about anxiety, monsters as metaphor, mythology, conspiracies, wrestling and finding self-love through creative work.