For many artists, the professional side of a creative practice—especially showing work publicly—can feel intimidating. Entering unfamiliar exhibition spaces or galleries, preparing for an art market in a new location, or navigating conversations with curators often brings the sense of stepping into someone else’s territory. Yet artists consistently underestimate a fundamental truth: artists have far more agency than they may think when it comes to showcasing their own artwork.

For many artists, the most meaningful shifts happen in the quiet moments between projects. Those pauses create space to breathe, reassess, and reconnect with the motivations that sit beneath the work. They’re not detours—they’re part of the path. Pauses are an acknowledgment that creativity itself is a collaboration (within oneself and with others) that is ever evolving—it’s not a constant. In a recent Insights conversation with Meghan Godin - founder of Godin Design, she reflected on the importance of pause within her own creative trajectory.