Any artist/creative mums on here?

[Linnypops]

Just wondering how you balance your baby and your career? At the moment i'm still trying to paint and work around her naps and bedtime but boy is it tough! I tend to work quite large and have had to scale back.

 

[Stellae]

I had a really hard time keeping up with drawing, and ESPECIALLY painting when my son was younger, but now that he's older it's much easier. He can wander off a little and do his own thing, or I always keep his art supplies out and a big piece of white butcher paper posted on the wall (like mine when I'm sketching) so he can create something too. It definitely gets easier when they're more self-sufficient!

Have you seen this by the way? Such a cool idea!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/this-artist-turns-her-toddlers-doodles-into-gorgeous-paintin

You should post some of your work, I'm curious !

 

[Linnypops]

Hey! I was half hoping that might be the case, but also wondered if greater mobility meant i'd spend more time running after her I'm just trying to work differently these days...definitely puts a stop to any procrastinating

Love the link - I saw another artist do something similar recently but I can't find the link to it

What kind of work do you do? I'd also love to see your work.

This is me: www.littlerobot.org.uk

 

[Stellae]

I will admit Jack's really easy to entertain, so I might have it easier than most. I can spend a good hour to an hour and a half working, with a few interruptions, on good days, and about half that on really rough days.

I'm only getting back into art since high school/college (almost a decade), my stuff's nothing compared to yours!!

 

[Linnypops]

That's great! hopefully Elka will be a self entertainer too

Oh I did the same - took a long break after college (10 years) before starting painting again... took a long time to get shows and have any work I was happy to show...So worth it though for my own happiness X

 

[FAB mama]

Lindsey, your work looks great! You are very talented!

That link with the 2-year old's art is cool too!

I like to think I'm an artist, but am not really practicing right now. I have a Fine Arts degree concentrated in graphic design and worked in advertising for years and that just wore me out. I quit when LO was born and he's been a handful so I haven't gotten back into working at all. He's only just recently gotten to a point that he wouldn't destroy something I'm making (maybe!) and he seems to have a strong interest in creating art himself now. He's asking me to show him how to draw things ("draw dinosaur, draw house" etc) so I need to get back into it!

I'm glad to see others took a break after college and it's not just me. I graduated in 2006 and haven't been inspired much since then.