-
Have I lost my creativity?!?
Is it art block or something more sinister? Do you feel, as I do, that there are no ideas swirling in the maelstrom of your mind? No matter how often pinterest is opened, closed or refreshed, nothing ever gets off the ground. Maybe it’s an art supply or materials issue, so you keep adding to cart in hopes of filling that void, but unboxing your “gifts” only brings a flicker of joy, gone too soon. Sketchbooks, canvases, paper lay barren and you don’t have the energy anymore. What happened? You were so full of ideas, bursting at the seams, and now, just a shell. Discarded and empty. This is where…
-
Overcome burnout through creation
It’s been a long week, and it feels like there’s no rest in sight. The creative juices aren’t flowing as well as we’d like them to and we are tired, mentally and physically, stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of work, eat, sleep. Rinse and repeat. Although that may be manageable in the short term, just like a tiny crack in a structural part, there is a creep, slowly propagating as we apply more load and eventually, that crack becomes bigger and bigger until a final snap brings it to an end. When analogous cracks appear in our life, patching the cracks sounds like a great idea until they start…
-
Coronavirus: Crisis and Curiosity
When the pandemic started getting widespread, I observed that people began reverting back to hobbies that were abandoned or forgotten. But now that we are showing signs of improvement(at least here in Australia), where does that leave all the sourdough fanatics and avid gardeners? Is “back to work” synonymous with “no time for hobbies”? Will the 9-5 leave no room to enjoy the small things or are we on the verge of a shift, has this global crisis caused us to reconsider the way we live and what will happen? These are questions I don’t know the answer to, at least not yet, but what I can show is that…
You May Also Like
JOKER: The Impact of Meaningful Storytelling.
-
Thinking outside the gear box – engineers and creativity.
I recently started working full time. It is the first time I’ve ever worked as an “engineer” and I’ve made some interesting revelations. 1) STEM (that is science, technology, engineering and mathematics) has some pretty obvious differences to the Arts. 2) The similarities are quite striking, provided you can dig through all of technical know-how first. Everyone knows the concept of left and right brain functions, the logical and rational versus the creative and emotive. But are they really that different? Look, I’m no expert when it comes to biology or the complex inner workings of the human body but I’ve seen the creative spirit manifest in new and interesting…
-
Exposure and Experience: 5 tips to be a better creator.
Okay… I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t very good at creative pursuits 5 years ago. I loved painting and dancing but I wasn’t creative. It took me a while, but I feel that I’ve gotten better, not only technically but also in expressing creatively. While these are mostly related to the visual arts, particularly painting, I believe many of these tips can be applied to any expressive or creative art form, be it performing or even technological innovation. Physical Exposure is the KeyPrior to 5 years ago, I had only physically been to a gallery once – to see a Salvador Dali exhibition. Now, I take time out…
