18 min

Emotional labor in creative professions Nela's Art Chat

    • Visual Arts

In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I’m sharing the process of creating a moody, drippy mixed media portrait in my recycled sketchbook while talking about an overlooked topic: emotional labor.


What kind of impact it has on creative workers?
Why do we often find personal work easier and less draining than commissioned work?
How can we protect ourselves from excessive emotional labor so we don't burn out?

Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/emotional-labor-creative-professions/

Music from⁠⁠ filmmusic.io⁠⁠“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠) License: CC BY (⁠⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠)

In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I’m sharing the process of creating a moody, drippy mixed media portrait in my recycled sketchbook while talking about an overlooked topic: emotional labor.


What kind of impact it has on creative workers?
Why do we often find personal work easier and less draining than commissioned work?
How can we protect ourselves from excessive emotional labor so we don't burn out?

Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/emotional-labor-creative-professions/

Music from⁠⁠ filmmusic.io⁠⁠“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠) License: CC BY (⁠⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠)

18 min