Art scars

How we've normalized shame in art-making

A woman holds up her sheet of paper and chuckles nervously, “Sorry, I can’t draw.” The other folks around the meeting table grin and chuckle as well in a camaraderie fashion.

My inner creativity coach winces.

I’m participating in one of those icebreaker activities at a work function. The activity involves some drawing of abstract concepts, and I’m noting …