Thank you for all your wonderful comments last week!
I've come to the conclusion most artists are more intuitive
based creatives! As am I.
Last year it was my goal, or should I say plan, to
make fifty consistent flat cards, of life suggestions,
in my goofy digital style. I have surpassed that now,
with 67, and I'm going for 70. Then I plan to edit some,
possibly changing the font... which I have purposely
left messy since I am writing upside down at times,
with a mouse! Sadly the dpi on the cards is not
conducive for proper printing... but I will figure out
how to transition that, or replicate the cards!!
Any suggestions are welcomed!!
Either way it's been an enjoyable process created
on my Windows paint program! It's a fun series
which I may continue just for the joy of it!
Our home is filled with three intuitive creatives.
It's as though the muse passes through and we
must quickly catch those moments before they disappear!
Cupcake has a list of things she wants to complete,
but a sudden urge to create her first bow tie struck.
Putting aside her mental list she created a mock
up for practice, before using good fabric. Beardo
loved it so much he claimed it! Her attempt to make
it in one piece proved challenging. It took hours
as we all tried tirelessly to pull it inside out!
The next tie will be created in two pieces
instead of one!
For us, living a creative life requires quiet time to feel
and hear new ideas. We need good boundaries so
others don't infringe on our much needed creative hours.
We also require time to regenerate, and find inspiration.
Plus we need a bit of focus, so we don't sabotage our
creative time doing other things!
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| The dancers! |
I've heard tell, Tyler Perry holidays alone, so he can
have complete freedom to write non stop. Last night
I heard Seinfeld say at sixty one he feels free to say "NO"
all the time now!
Only recently have I felt free to say "no!"
Even then, it will be questioned, which I don't feel I need
to answer. But, I've been tested! I have always valued my
free time, so I really respect those who take time to
foster their talents too! I'm not sure highly social beings
understand that concept quite the same!
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| Original journal page |
Even though I routinely write and create, it doesn't always
materialize into anything cohesive. Hence the many drafts
in blogger that may never come to fruition!
I'm happy to have the time to create, but I'm thrilled when
something turns out well. Yet those pieces are few
and far between...so I continue on. Waiting patiently
for those really special creative moments to show up
on the page, or canvas! In the meantime I play,
and these fun characters emerge!
To one day form a child's picture book
for my own personal delight!
For now, I'll repeal any goals and make plans
to continue piecing together art that
comes from goodness knows where, onto the
page. Then beckons words to join it, as an
after thought!
Again thank you for helping me realize that goals really aren't
the way for me to go. Instead I will piece things together
when I intuitively feel they're ready!
What do you do to protect your creative time?
Do you find it hard to say No?
