creativity

Time on the bench

April 29, 2008

A bad pun… I feel like I have been creatively sidelined. Getting completely away from the studio and computer for a family vacation was lovely, but it has really put me off my creative game. (to continue the lame metaphor) Add to the mix the peculiar phenomenon that is Spring school/sports activities for a family [...]

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Creative Rituals

April 10, 2008

(ok, I really should be packing, but I am procrastinating) I was listening to the CraftCast interview with Dayle Doroshow today, and I was struck by something. Dayle said that after talking to artists in various disciplines, she discovered that one of the things we all seem to have in common is a sorting activity. [...]

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Wallowing a bit

April 4, 2008

If you have spent any time reading my blog, you will realize by now that my art comes in fits and starts. Right now I’m in a prolonged period of inactivity. I think it’s one of the challenges of a non-working artist. I don’t have show deadlines or orders to push me into making work. [...]

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Giving myself a D for effort

March 26, 2008

Ok, so I dropped the ball on my “Creativity Homework” yesterday. I never went down into the studio to blend a new palette of spring colors. I let the imaginary invisible force field keep me out of the studio and rooted to my chair in front of the computer. I have this mental image of [...]

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Creativity Homework

March 25, 2008

I haven’t been in much of a creative mood lately. For some reason, it’s been hard to dredge up any enthusiasm for any of my usual creative pursuits. I’ve channeled a bit of creative energy into the blog re-do, but it’s not the same. Rather than wallow in this downer, I’m giving myself some creativity [...]

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