Creativity is a fickle friend. Trying to really find the creative spark on a daily basis is much like inviting your introvert friend out for coffee. They yes (and before you say I am picking on introverts, that is me cancelling the coffee date) but you totally know they aren’t coming.
The thing is though, you want to be creative. You want to make, sing, paint, write. Wishing or waiting for inspiration won’t help you get any closer.
Maybe you’ll just do it when you can do it perfectly? Ok, I’ll just wait over here until you’re ready. Just kidding, I have no patience to wait.
I know this sounds like I am talking to you about your creativity, but I am really talking about my past self. I was terrified to ART, That was for the pros with degrees and credentials. It was intimidating.
I took a class. Encaustics. Lots of older women, completely non-competitive and full of laughter. I was hooked. I was making things for joy, and completely forgot about other people’s art- I was wrapped up in making my own things. It was therapeutic, and this was really what I needed most. A therapy that took me out of the day and out of my head and onto whatever media I could draw or work on.
After doing something artistic daily for the last two years, I came to realize that creativity had nothing to do with my artwork. It was about showing up every day even when I didn’t feel like it. Getting emotions out. Moving my hands. That was where the art really was for me.
If you’re blocked in your creativity, try just getting anything down without any judgement. Play a song you already know, draw the worst picture you’ve ever drawn. And then forget about it, Then do it again tomorrow, and the next day. DO it for the hell of it, Do it for the joy.
If you’re blogging about your creativity or feeling blocked, comment so that I can read about your struggles and successes, and look at your blog. I would really love to know where you are in your journey.
With all my art.
mac and muggi 