3 Gentle Ways to Share Your Work, Your Art Doesn't Need to Compete With The Noise of The Season

The holiday season has a way of stirring things up inside us, excitement, tenderness, nostalgia… and sometimes, pressure.

Pressure to show up.
To post more.
To sell.
To be seen.

But your art was never meant to be a performance.

Your art is something you offer, not something you have to push.

So instead of showing up louder this season, what if you showed up to connect as yourself, at a pace that feels joyful and authentic?

Below are three gentle ways to share your work in a way that feels natural, heartfelt, and rooted in who you are.

1. Share the Story, Not Just the Product

During the holidays, people connect with meaning, not marketing.

Let your audience see the world your art comes from:

- A sketchbook page beside your mug of tea

- The ornament your child tucked onto your studio shelf

- The texture of paint drying in the winter light

- The quiet corner where you return to yourself

This is where connection happens inside the everyday poetry of your life.

Reflection Prompt:
What memory, feeling, or season does this piece hold?

Write from that place.
Even a sentence is enough.

2. Invite Others Into Your Process

Not to teach.
Not to prove.
Just to share.

Light a candle.
Press record.
Let your hands say what words don’t need to.

A simple, silent, 10-second clip of your process can slow someone’s heart for a moment.
And that is a gift in a busy season.

Try this:
Share a short clip of you creating, no caption necessary beyond a sentence or two (with great seo/keywrods). Trust that stillness has a place.

3. Offer Your Art as a Gesture, Not a Pitch

You don’t have to sell to be seen.
Your work itself is already a gift.

Consider offering something small and heartfelt:

- Print your art on cards and send a handwritten note

- Share a downloadable phone wallpaper with your community

- Post a color palette inspired by winter light

- Gift a tiny print to a neighbor, friend, barista, or fellow creative

Lead with giving, not convincing.

When your art is offered as care, not persuasion, it becomes connection. And connection is what lasts.

From My Studio to Yours

(Or your kitchen table, where I began too.)

Your work does not need to compete with the noise of the season.
It holds more value when it stays connected to your heart.

Slow, honest presence is more than enough.

I’m grateful to be walking this creative path alongside you.

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