In 2023, Zorana Ivcevic from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence conducted a survey of artists to explore the emotions they experience while creating. In The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions, she observes that while emotions such as love, happiness, sadness, and nostalgia are frequently mentioned, frustration is the most commonly felt emotion among artists. Younger artists, in particular, may feel more confused by frustration due to their limited experience in managing it and may benefit from the guidance of supportive teachers…
