"Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something" Kurt Vonnegut I constantly remind myself of this quote, preferably before a blockage!!
I had decided my wall painting days were over until I realized my mindset was making it way too much work when it can be about playing and having fun with colors that please me. Instead ,the process has turned into delicious days of stepping back from the mad, mad world as I paint while listening to beautiful music, nourishing books and podcasts. I feel like a kid again creating my beloved playhouse in the woods behind our house 70 years ago.. It's coming along nicely, and I look forward to possibly dusting off the sewing machine in order to create some one if kind window treatments. Thanks for helping me reframe what I've been putting off and reclsiming a part of myself.
I wish I'd read this 3 years ago before I went into a creative blockage. I'm out of it now and paint for my own enjoyment again . I'm trying to set challenges that are outside my comfort zone and finding its not as hard as I thought.
"Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something" Kurt Vonnegut I constantly remind myself of this quote, preferably before a blockage!!
I had decided my wall painting days were over until I realized my mindset was making it way too much work when it can be about playing and having fun with colors that please me. Instead ,the process has turned into delicious days of stepping back from the mad, mad world as I paint while listening to beautiful music, nourishing books and podcasts. I feel like a kid again creating my beloved playhouse in the woods behind our house 70 years ago.. It's coming along nicely, and I look forward to possibly dusting off the sewing machine in order to create some one if kind window treatments. Thanks for helping me reframe what I've been putting off and reclsiming a part of myself.
I wish I'd read this 3 years ago before I went into a creative blockage. I'm out of it now and paint for my own enjoyment again . I'm trying to set challenges that are outside my comfort zone and finding its not as hard as I thought.
Thanks for the encouragement!