00V of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… In the last two articles I suggested that inspiration is something that is infinitely available to us, so long as we are available to receive it. I mentioned using our conscious awareness to direct our thoughts toward subjects that make us feel uplifted (versus troubled) so that we have… Continue reading
00V of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… In the intro of this chapter, I proposed that we need to be in a receptive state in order to dial in to inspiration and I left off with the question: So how do we go about prepping our receiving equipment? It seems to have a lot to do… Continue reading
Next up on the list of presuppositions that could open or close the doors to our creative field is: 00V: We need to be ‘inspired‘ in order to create. I’m not about to argue whether this statement is true or not. It has certainly felt true to me. I used to say it all the time—… Continue reading
I spent this last chapter unwrapping the presupposition that the best work is made with great skill and labour and time AND entirely by the artist (without cheating). Let’s say we fully align with this statement and spend a great deal of time gaining and honing skills and executing them through highly demanding physical/mental work… Continue reading
00IV of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… Have you ever been really ramped up over an idea that came to you and then dropped it because you knew you couldn’t make some component yourself or you didn’t know how to draw something or you didn’t have time (or weren’t interested) to learn a new skill etc.? Did… Continue reading
Chapter 4 of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… {**00IV: The best creations are made with great skill and labour and time AND entirely by the artist (without cheating)**} In the last 3 features of this chapter, I attempted to uncover a view of skill, labour, and time that goes beyond the platitude of no pain, no… Continue reading
00IV of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… Back when I felt orphaned from any creative source, I noticed my tendency to choke out anything I didn’t recognize, understand or like in my work. These were parts I thought of as fugly or mistakes. It was part perfectionism, part self-doubt (your typical shame stuff) and there was a… Continue reading
00IV of potential hindrances to our creative development continued… In the last post, I left off with the question: what is it about loving something that makes it feel easy? This is something I have wondered about almost obsessively. What I mean by ‘love’, in regards to creativity, is a non-resistant energy that holds our attention in the present… Continue reading
Chapter 4 of potential hindrances to our creative development: **00IV: The best creations are made with great skill and labour and time AND entirely by the artist (without cheating)** If we believe this statement, are we talking about the kind of existing work we enjoy or the way we want to make work? Does this make us… Continue reading
Chapter 3 of potential hindrances to our creative development: **00III: You need to know the rules before you break them** I couldn’t help adding this P.S. segment to this chapter because I feel like I missed out sharing some of the stories that have inspired me to get past some resistance conjured by conventions. These may or… Continue reading