Where do you go
to meet up with other creatives to collaborate, debate, and ponder ideas? The bohemes gathered at Cafe Guerbois and today we meet on
Facebook and
Twitter.
In Paris, late 19th century, the greatest artists of the time (and maybe ever) gathered daily at the
Cafe Guerbois. Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Frederic Bazille, Alfred Sisley, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Edourd Manet and others would meet to banter ideas and share thoughts (often heated once resulting in a duel) about art. This passionate group was also referred to as The Batignolles Group.
Great artists are collaborators. Collaboration is the
combustion chamber for new ideas and techniques. It is those relationships,
communities and mentors that help to guide and grow new ideas, and techniques.
As artists we spend our day in the studio/office and then the evenings are spent caring for family/self. We live in a fast-paced, "do more", world. We don't have time for hanging out at the local cafe. To take the cake, we beat ourselves up for taking some time on Facebook/Twitter to reconnect,
to be social!
Facebook and Twitter however can be an essential tool in
creating community, in finding a mentor, in
growing as a person and as a business. It's an outlet or a virtual cafe/place to share what you are working on, share photos, share interesting articles, ask for advice, etc.
This week, I'm starting a series on quick tips for
creating a new Cafe Guerbois. Join me on www.tonyadavidson.com (my blog) for learn how to bring social media into your studio. Learn what it can do for you and what you can do to be part of a new community of heart-centered creatives.
Creative Blessings,
