Daily Rituals

More of Mason Currey s irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make rebuffing convention, stealing or secreting away time from the pull of husbands, wives, children, obligations, in order to create their creations.From those who are the masters of their craft Eudora Welty, Lynn Fontanne, Penelope Fitzgerald, Marie Curie to those who were recognized in a burst of acclaim Lorraine Hansberry, Zadie Smithfrom Clara Schumann and Shirley Jackson, carving out small amounts of time from family life, to Isadora Duncan and Agnes Martin, rejecting the demands of domesticity, Currey shows us the large and small and abiding choices these women made and continue to make for their art Isak Dinesen, I promised the Devil my soul, and in return he promised me that everything I was going to experience would be turned into tales, Dinesen subsisting on oysters and Champagne but also amphetamines, which gave her the overdrive she requiredAnd the rituals daily and otherwise that guide these artists Isabel Allende starting a new book only on January 8thHilary Mantel taking a shower to combat writers block I am the cleanest person I knowTallulah Bankhead coping with her three phobias hating to go to bed, hating to get up, and hating to be alone , which, could she mute them, would make her life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch waterLillian Hellman chain smoking three packs of cigarettes and drinking twenty cups of coffee a day and, after milking the cow and cleaning the barn, writing out of elation, depression, hope That is the exact order Hope sets in toward nightfall That s when you tell yourself that you re going to be better the next time, so help you God Diane Arbus, doing what gnaws at herColette, locked in her writing room by her first husband, Henry Gauthier Villars nom de plume Willy and not being let out until completing her daily quota she wrote five pages a day and threw away the fifth Colette later said, A prison is one of the best workshopsJessye Norman disdaining routines or rituals of any kind, seeing them as a crutchand Octavia Butler writing every day no matter what screw inspiration Germaine de Sta lElizabeth Barrett BrowningGeorge EliotEdith WhartonVirginia WoolfEdna FerberDoris LessingPina BauschFrida KahloMarguerite DurasHelen FrankenthalerPatti Smith, and 131on their daily routines, superstitions, fears, eating and drinking habits, and other finely and not so finely calibrated rituals that help summon up willpower and self discipline, keeping themselves afloat with optimism and fight, as they create and avoid creating their creations. Read Daily Rituals – kino-fada.fr These little snippets are like crack to my soul.I read and enjoyed the first book in this series, and appreciated that the author addresses the criticisms of that one in the introduction It s not all about dead white men after all.The basic message Prioritize your work Make time for it Get it done Like the first one, this is a collection of snippets from memoirs, biographies, interviews, letters, etc dealing with how 143 women artists get their art done I found it interesting how many of these women I d never even heard of before, so t I read and enjoyed the first book in this series, and appreciated that the author addresses the criticisms of that one in the introduction It s not all about dead white men after all.The basic message Prioritize your work Make time for it Get it done Like the first one, this is a collection of snippets from memoirs, biographies, interviews, letters, etc dealing with how 143 women artists get their art done I found it interesting how...This book had me compulsively reading the daily rituals of all these women writers, artists, performers, dancers I don t know what it is, but I find how people work absolutely fascinating I also appreciated Mason Currey s thoughtful author s and acknowledgement notes He addressed that ...being any kind of creative is an immense challenge, but being one when you are a woman is evencomplicated this book is yet another reminder and proof of that nevertheless, it filled me with enthusiasm, as in if they could, so can i.I m a sucker for routines, so duh, I loved this so much that I made myself parcel it out over two weeks, reading a section or so to start or end each day I also SO appreciated the way Mason Currey opens, ack...I enjoyed reading this book so much As a writer and someone who is forever struggling with her writing process, I love reading about other women writers and artists writers, painters, architects, scientists, sculptors, performers, dancers, singers, composers and their rituals, their habits, and how they manage to integrate their work into their daily lives or, alternately, separate it A major thread running through many of these women s lives is the challenge of reconciling between their gen I enjoyed reading this book so much As a writer and someone who is forever struggling with her writing process, I love reading about other women writers and artists writers, painters, architects, scientists, sculptors, performers, dancers, singers, composers and their rituals, their habits, and how they manage to integrate their work into their daily lives or, alternately, separate it A major thread running through many of these women s lives is the challenge of reconciling between their gender roles wives, mothers and their work Many were able to overcome this, some with the support of their husbands, others despite their husband s lack of support This isof a reference book, with about a page or two about each artist The reason I loved this book is because it includes these short profiles of some 150 artists in a condensed way, introducing the reader briefly to each artist, opening up to further...What it covers in breadth of many different women artists it loses in anything other than a cursory overview of how each artist approaches work I find the subject fascinating but yet I found myself bored of reading much the same thing artists tend to be workaholics that often have to separate themse...It s ok, but not as entertaining or helpful as I thought it was going to be It s probably not meant to be read from front to cover as I did, butpicked through here and there I found it inconsistent, and some women were clea...I reviewed the first Daily Rituals soon after it was released, and loved it four stars with a bullet Of all the inspirational self help writing books you could read about people finding their inner muse or taking that first step, it seemed evenhelpful to read endless stories of artists, writers, and composers who failed to ever find a steady rhythm that supported their work In looking at your own start stop attempts to create the thing that s beating inside you, it was very comforting I reviewed the first Daily Rituals soon after it was released, and loved it four stars with a bullet Of all the inspirational self help writing books you could read about people finding their inner muse or taking that first step, it seemed evenhelpful to read endless stories of artists, writers, and composers who failed to ever find a steady rhythm that supported their work In looking at your own start stop attempts to create the thing that s beating inside you, it was very comforting to see that even some of the most prolific authors fell off their routines, or stumbled off the back of the creativity train reeling from the effects of drink or anxiety.Mason Currey, looking back on his fine accomplishment, soon noted a fairly glaring omission in vol 1 a painful lack of w...Full Disclosure I received an ARC Advanced Release Copy of this book.Mason Currey has written an interesting book full of vignettes on creative women The book covered painters, sculptors, composers, singers, authors, andThe book was trying to ascertain whether the daily rituals of these women affected their creativity Here are some things I gleaned from the book Each woman was unique and had her own pattern for her life Many women were early birds, particularly writers, although so Full Disclosure I received an ARC Advanced Release Copy of this book.Mason Currey has written an interesting book full of vignettes on creative women The book covered painters, sculptors, composers, singers, authors, andThe book was trying to ascertain whether the daily rituals of these women affected their creativity Here are some things I gleaned from the book Each woman was unique and had her own pattern for her life Many women were early birds, particularly writers, although some writers chose the evening Many women were night owls, especially singers A few fit neither classification Some women worked in pajamas most of the day, while others felt the need to dress up complete with high heels for their work Some were blessed with seemingly endless energy and good health while others suffered from depression, tuberculosis, schizophrenia, andillnesses Some women followed rigid schedules, others just worked when they felt like it, and stillsqueezed in an hour or ...So this book is a series of snippets about 143 female artists through the ages and their creative routines or lack thereof This is the sort of book you can keep around and read by opening to a random page, and then another, but because I m a glutton for punishment I read it straight through without much pausing I wouldn t recommend this method, because 143 is a LOT of artists I was stunned by the sheer diversity of routines and workstyles from early birds to night owls, from those who work So this book is a series of snippets about 143 female artists through the ages and their creative routines or lack thereof This is the sort of book you can keep around and read by opening to a random page, and then another, but because I m a glutton for punishment I read it straight through without much pausing I wouldn t recommend this method, because 143 is a LOT of artists I was stunned by the sheer diversity of routines and workstyles from early birds to night owls, from those who worked daily in a regimented way to those who relied on spurts of inspiration and would work nonstop when the muse hit but not otherwise It was really inspiring This boo...I was raised by my mother, a creative soul and artist, and she was raised by her mother who is another creative soul and artist While the three of us and my younger sisters share creative blood that runs through our veins, we all enjoy different mediums, host different rituals, pay homage to various sources of inspiration, and deal with separate obstacles in our lives both internally and domestic.This book is a true testament of that and, for me specifically, a HUGE source of inspiration I I was raised by my mother, a creative soul and artist, and she was raised by her mother who is another creative soul and artist While the three of us and my younger sisters share creative blood that runs through our veins, we all enjoy different mediums, host different rituals, pay homage to various sources of inspiration, and deal with separate obstacles in our lives both internally and domestic.This book is a true testament of that and, for me specifically, a HUGE source of inspiration It s refreshing to read a book that houses so many stories of various creative minds that are female and deal with many of the same daily obstacles 143 women, to be exact I enjoyed learning about painters, dancers, furniture designers, fashion designers, writers, and so many others, like the famous Frida Kahlo, CoCo Chanel, Luisa May Alcott, and le...Oof, so it s tough I m glad this book exists admittedly, as a corrective to the writer s earlier book Did I get what I needed and wanted from it Absolutely not Lots of interesting vignettes So many were absolutely infuriating and enraging Clara Schumann s abusive husband it s not named in the book as abuse who WOULDN T ALLOW HER TO PRACTICE WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOUSE so she had to use the two hours he spent at the pub WTF And a surprising number or maybe not so surprising Oof, so it s tough I m glad this book exists admittedly, as a corrective to the writer s earlier book Did I get what I needed and wanted from it Absolutely not Lots of interesting vignettes So many were absolutely infuriating and enraging Clara Schumann s abusive husband it s not named in the book as abuse who WOULDN T ALLOW HER TO PRACTICE WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOUSE so she had to use the two hours he spent at the pub WTF And a surprising number or maybe not so surprising basically had to either wait for their husbands to die or they just straight up abandoned their families so they could do anything artistic Things that I wanted significantlydiscussion of paid childcare Zadie Smith has been open about her use of it and that support of her work, yet her vignette was pretty thin and didn t mention it and other domestic labor Wealthy women of the 19th century producing creative work had domestic workers supporting them Why erase thatnaming of abuse AS abuse the way it s worded in a lot of ...3.5 i picked this up because i m obsessed with learning about creativity and productivity and how other people work this is a pretty good resource to understand the routines of many different female artists, which i appreciated, but most artists only get a short overview, so i see this as a launching pointthan something comprehensive which makes iteasily digestible, so i m not really complaining this book is best read in little chunks i would have spent longer with this but i b 3.5 i picked this up because i m obsessed with learning about creativity and productivity and how other people work this is a pretty good resource to understand the routines of many different female artists, which i appreciated, but most artists only get a short overview, so i see this as a launching pointthan something comprehensive which makes iteasily digestible, so i m not really complaining this book is best read in little chunks i would have spent longer with this but i borrowed it from the library , because it was mentally tiring to be introduced to new unfamiliar subjects fields so constantly, and in the end all the little bits kind of blur together the subjects were all super cool, but it s mostly the same thing, they re obsessed with their work and have to carve out time alone to do it got some really good quotes out of this what the artists themselves said , which i appreciated still have n...I really enjoyed Mason Currey s first book, but I adored this muchI love reading about other people s schedules and rituals in general, but this book just oozes inspiration It s also full of quirky stories and excellent quotes such as Frida Kahlo to a friend I have suffered two serious accidents in my life, one in which a streetcar ran over meThe other accident is Diego For me it was also a nice balance of women I d heard of and was interested to learnabout, and women I d I really enjoyed Mason Currey s first book, but I adored this muchI love reading about other people s schedules and rituals in general, but this book just oozes inspiration It s also full of quirky stories and excellent quotes such as Frida Kahlo to a friend I have suffered two serious accidents in my life, one in which a stre...

• English
• 06 July 2018
Mason Currey
• Hardcover
• 416 pages
• 1524732958
• Mason Currey
• Daily Rituals