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Hand Me a Wrench by Virginia Spiegel
Posted June 30th, 2008 by srsorrell
Perhaps you are one of those people whose thoughts float through your brain in a gentle flow, causing you no distress, allowing you to proceed through your day on a current of peace and contentment. How I envy you, I think.
My brain seems stuffed full of thoughts like a raging torrent pouring over the dam in a dangerous, glittering, falling cascade. It is as though the keeper of the dam, the calm and silent figure who stands by with a wrench that perfectly fits the giant cog wheels that close the dam gates, decided to go out for a sandwich, then had to have a cup of coffee and then, hey, it’s only fifteen minutes until the end of the shift, went on home and forgot to return. Where the wrench went is anybody's guess.
Recharge with a movie
Posted May 26th, 2008 by srsorrell
Sometimes when you are feeling like you need a creative shot in the arm, go to the library or video store and rent a movie of an artist you know little or nothing about, maybe even an art period like Surrealism. This weekend I have been feeling a little uninspired, so I rented a documentary about Frida Kahlo. I love Frida's work, but the story of her life is what is inspiring. I have seen the movie that was made about Frida, but the documentary had interviews with people who actually knew the artist and her husband Diego Rivera. I love her symbolism and how she laid her life out there for everyone to see. She took chances with her art and wasn't afraid to go against convention in her life time.
Creative Process by Carol Ann Howell
Posted April 24th, 2008 by srsorrell
The creative process needs input. We must make something out of nothing. We have an empty page, an empty space, and we must take something of ourselves to birth a new entity. That takes a lot of ego-strength. We need someone to cheer us on when we run out of steam. In Spanish they call it apoyo. We need that support in our lives as a whole, to help us to be the best we can. Without apoyo we whither. You can be be a self-starter only so long until you begin to run on minus.
But with apoyo, you can create anything! You never run out of ideas! I say that writing is so easy for me it is like water flowing. And with encouragement, it gushes and more makes more!
Collecting Images
Posted April 18th, 2008 by srsorrell
Hello all of my creative friends who are out there on the web and looking for ways to help jump-start those ideas for you artwork. I have read creativity books and have always been interested in how a person cultivates a creative soul. So I am planning, if life doesn't get in the way to give a creative tip each to stir up your inspiration.
Let's get started with our first creative tip for the week!
-Go through your stack of magazines and pull out photos that interest you. (I love to use National Geographic since the photos are so cool.) I want you to start keeping file folders of images. People, animals, buildings, artwork, landscapes, and other topics you can think of.
