Adriana Picker on burnout and mundane self-care practices

Adriana Picker has a career many illustrators would pine for – she’s illustrated four books, held numerous exhibitions of her illustrations and paintings, and her list of clients includes Vogue, Gourmet Traveller, Mecca Cosmetics, and T2.Despite the impressive bio and dream projects, Adriana opens up about a particular variety of creative rut that can be spurred on by doing the thing you love to a point of exhaustion.Adriana is candid about the privileges and pitfalls of working on dream projects – and shares how she had to return to the mundane, ordinary, basic elements of self-care to rebuild after burnout.We talk about the book writing process, seasonal routines, saying no, productive rest, and whether you’re in the ebb or the flow, the winter-fallow or the blossoming spring – it’s all relevant and important to the creative process.Extraordinary Findings:– Pre-order Petal: The world of flowers through an artist’s eye by Adriana Picker – Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott– Follow @adrianapicker on Instagram* * *Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or say thanks with a coffee!You can also sign up to the Extraordinary Routines newsletter, or follow along at @extraordinary_routines on Instagram.Special thanks to: Nelson Dore for the theme music, Scott Stronach for editing, Ellen Porteus for the cover art.