I think that genuine creativity, however, is producing something fascinating, provocative, and brand new. The caveat of course is that the results may not be very appealing…to the artist or to anyone else for that matter. Dreaming up new ideas can be really fun if you don’t stress over it but rather “just be in the moment” Just “let it happen”. Very Zen. Working hard while…hardly working. Always trying to find that delicate balance. Reveling in the experience of making art when it actually happens.
A really good place for me to release a free flowing explosion of ideas is in the garden. The fresh air, sunshine, and yeah even the occasional creepy crawly bug release the tension and inspires. Ok, so sometimes I worry about being too “creative.” I am cleaning up the winter debris in the yard and become mesmerized by the fungus growing on an old tree stump. I am certain that I hear maracas and Spanish music playing somewhere and then I see the skirt start to swirl. Next to the tree stump is a bunch of buck eye shells that have fallen. At first, I think that I have found the bodice to the skirt but I decide that the size and thorny things on the shells would make much better hair for my new dancing friend. I know that I have a stash of other things back in my imaginary art studio that will work for her face, arms, and feet. I am however, ruminating on picking out the perfect earrings for her outfit. Funny how art mirrors life. Putting together this dancer was incredibly fun to do even if it is …well, we’ll just call it “unique.” Dancer in search of a Fungi! Get it? LOL.
"A friend is a single soul, dwelling in two bodies." - Aristotle
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