“You can't just work yourself to the bone. You have to mark those days when you are going to rest because you need to give time to yourself to rest.”
- Paloma
Resources from (or based on!) the episode
E4. The long & short
project process
Feat. Paloma Núñez-Regueiro
Artist and printmaker Paloma Núñez-Regueiro shares insights into how she manages her complex schedule, balances long-term projects with immediate tasks, and how she factors in self-care and planning as a key component of her creative process. In this episode, we fangirl over something you might not expect—project management! Mind maps, Pomodoro techniques, and constructive critique—oh my! The conversation delves into overcoming anxieties related to the creative process, the challenges of embracing change, and the joys of experimentation and play in art-making.
Tactics From this Episode
Tactics are takeaways that a listener can do based on what we’ve discussed in an episode.
Tactic #1 - Stay fresh by stepping away. I would skip meals, get frustrated, in art school by not taking breaks. Set a timer if you have to, go outside and breathe fresh air every hour. It matters, even if you're on deadline.
Homework
Homework is a way to help you apply what you’ve learned in each episode to your real world practice.
Homework #1 - This homework is a challenge for you to change your pace. If you're a procrastinator in the process, make a shift that will ignite your momentum. Take a few notes everyday, spend 10 minutes sketching it out, talk to someone about it. If you tend to speed through things to get them done without forethought, I challenge you to be more intentional, slow your methods. Take a pause, a walk, a nap before you speed through. Plan it out, linger in the practice.
Homework #2 - Examine your work space. Are you a neat freak and things are just so? Or is it organized chaos where you know exactly where things are? But what if, your space is contributing to the chaos in your mind and contributing to inefficiency in your process? If you need it, take a bite out of decluttering. Just one thing a day for a month can make a difference.