The Metaphor Mindset

 Seeds hold profound symbolism and are often associated with concepts of growth, potential, and new beginnings.

Inside every hard shell - including the one on our shoulders - is a world of knowledge that can guide you in your creative entrepreneurship, but sometimes you just need a little guidance.

In this episode, art and business coach Shannon Borg talks about the symbolism of seeds, and ...

Big 3 Ideas from this episode:

• Landscapes are the place of personal mythology

• Inner to Outer: Sand Play, the Beach, the Desert

• The Inner Journey often begins in real places, translated and transformed into art through the artist’s creative process to inner places.

Find complete show notes at shannonborg.com/metaphor-minds...

In this episode I talk about the Feather of Truth from the story and many sculptures and narrative images of the Ancient Egyptian goddess Maat, who wore a beautiful ostrich feather on her head, representing truth, justice and cosmic harmony. Learn how this metaphor helps us think about balancing our thoughts from different parts of our lives, including art and business.

Big 3 Ideas from this episo...

Rosa Bonheur hung out with Wild Bill Cody, and got a special permit to wear trousers. She was truly a horse of a different color.

Big 3 Ideas from this episode:

• Recap: Plato’s Allegory of the Soul : The “soul” is a chariot driven by a charioteer (Reason), drawn by two horses - let’s call them Yin (dark) and Yang (light).

• Rosa Bonheur’s “The Horse Fair” painting is a beautiful e...

Are you “White Horsing it” in your art or business? Have you noticed when you are in the state of waiting for that (fill in the blank: prince, princess, cowboy, savior, hero) to come and save you? (‘cuz I have).

This episode returns to Plato's Allegory of the soul, with its charioteer managing two horses - a wild one, and a noble one. We need both horses - both sides of ourselves to get there. 

See full show notes at: metaphormind...

The Chariot of our Creative Life is pulled by two horses - according to Plato - a noble horse, and a wild horse.

We have many sides to our interior life that we must manage as artists - emotions, thoughts, ideas, expectations - all are important. Plato’s allegory of the soul as a charioteer driven by two horses - one noble, one wild - gives us some interesting ideas to think about whe...

I can't believe I've been doing this for a whole quarter!

In this episode, I offer 3 tools to help you review your art, business or any other event, class or project.

Big 3 Ideas from this episode:

• How much time do you spend in the past? In the future?

• A Quarterly Review can be a calming and grounding practice in your art - and business.

• Here are 3 too...

"It’s bigger on the inside."

Today I want to talk about TIME - how time works in art  — and also -  how to manage your time.

This is a line from the British cult sci-fi show Dr. Who - the TARDIS looks like a blue phone booth on the outside, but when you walk in, it is a huge spaceship.

This is like our brains, our art, too.

When you enter a painting, it expands i...

The art world was in a tizzy last week when a visitor to the Art Wynwood Fair in Miami accidentally kicked the pedestal, where a shiny bright blue porcelain, balloon shaped dog stood knocking it to the floor. This "art event" made all the papers, and made the artist, Jeff Koons, even more famous than he already was. What is fame, what is obscurity - and , as an artist - do you want either? Or both?

In this episode, I talk about obs...

Let's talk about the artist's struggle. There's a concept I teach called the Struggle Button. This episode, I'll tell you all about it, and there are also a few paintings and stories about little creatures who have overcome their struggles in order to grow.

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Each week, artist and art & business coach Shannon Borg explores an idea that relates both to art and to business.

By making these connections, Borg helps her artist clients d...

Today, I want to talk about the flow state. That moment when time stops and you are in the zone. We often know what this feels like because we've experienced the opposite.

Fear of the blank page, the creative block.

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Each week, artist and art & business coach Shannon Borg explores an idea that relates both to art and to business.

By making these connections, Borg helps her artist clients discover more unique and innovative ways to...

What are the roles artists need in a business to help it thrive?

• The 4 “Hats” we wear are:

  • The Creator Hat

  • The Leader Hat

  • The Operator Hat

  • The Promoter Hat

• Take the “What is Your Artistic Archetype?” Quiz

• Take the Free mini-course: The 4 Hats of Artists in Business, and get the free 4-Hats Business Assessment (PDF) at www.shannonborg.com/4-hats

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  Each week, artist and art & business coach Shannon Borg ...