Making Space for Art

April 20, 2025


In a world that glorifies being busy, it's easy to let our creative passions sit quietly in the background, waiting for the elusive “right time.” We juggle work, family, obligations, expectations—and in the cracks of all that doing, the artist in us whispers, What about me?

Here’s the truth: if the dream is to live a life of passion, to be an artist, to create freely and fully—then we must make space for art. Not just in theory, but in our daily lives, in the rhythm of our routines, in the choices we make about how we spend our time.

Art Needs Room to Breathe

Creativity isn’t something that knocks politely when it’s convenient. It needs room to stretch out. It wants to spill into your morning coffee, linger in the quiet of your afternoon, dance in the glow of evening light. The more space you carve out for art, the more it will grow, the more it will meet you there.

We often say, “I don’t have time,” but that’s rarely the full story. Time is not always a matter of availability—it’s a matter of priority. We make time for what matters. If art matters to you, if your soul lights up when you paint or write or sing or sculpt, then it deserves to be treated like the essential part of you that it is.

Rewriting the Narrative

Think about how easily we rearrange our days for meetings, errands, social commitments. What if we did the same for our art? What if creating wasn’t the last thing on the to-do list, but the anchor around which the rest of the day formed?

Making space for art doesn’t always mean hours in the studio. It can mean ten sacred minutes with your journal. It can be sketching on your lunch break or capturing a melody while stuck in traffic. Small, consistent acts of creativity build a powerful habit—and more importantly, they reinforce a truth: you are an artist, and your art is worth your time.

Choosing Art, Every Day

Living a life of passion isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment. It’s about choosing what you love over and over again, even when life is messy, loud, and demanding. It’s about saying yes to creativity when it would be easier to scroll or postpone. It’s about putting art on your calendar like you would any other important event.

Because here’s the magic: the more space you make for your art, the more it makes space for you. For your voice, your expression, your joy. It doesn’t ask for perfection. It asks for presence.

So start small if you must. But start. Make space. And keep making it—until art is no longer a visitor in your life, but a deeply rooted part of who you are and how you live.