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WCT2013 #8 - What part does encouragement from other artists play in your creative life? 30 Replies
Welcome to a new WCT. This week's question for discussion - What part does encouragement from other artists play in your creative life? Share your thoughts and experiences with us in the Reply box below... Continue
Started by Dan James in Weekly Creativity Threads. Last reply by DJ 4 hours ago.
[ABCY] Tiny Studies 18 Replies
image: dan jamesWith "studies", we choose a very small aspect, topic or technique to focus on, rather than trying to create vast all encompassing masterpieces.We go deep, rather than wide.To unfold one tiny corner of our creativity and chosen medium at a time...…Continue
Started by Dan James in A Big Creative Yes. Last reply by Dan James 7 hours ago.
Creative-rituals..........to slide into the not doing..... 14 Replies
Do you have a creative ritual that you do to slide into the "not" doing.(I tried to search for this.........couldn't find anything)thanks.dithe "not" doing = the opposite of showing up and creating. That space of not doing when your mind is working on the thought, idea, solution........and percolating and simmering.Continue
Tags: percolating, simmering, pauses, creating, rituals
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[ABCY] Learning To Shun The Shoulds 39 Replies
Most of the time I create exactly what and how I want to, revelling in the freedom and opportunities for experimentation that creative approach brings.Occasionally though, I find my thoughts around creating stumble up against what I think I "should" be creating.When I say "stumble", I actually mean "smash headlong into a seventeen foot thick concrete wall with the force of a rocket fuelled…Continue
Started by Dan James in A Big Creative Yes. Last reply by Charlene Reeves yesterday.
Reach out to someone here 13 Replies
Dear friends, today I had a message from a fellow CCSer I haven't seen for a while and she asked how I was. It was a nice surprise and I thought I would pass the joy on by contacting another CCSer. I encourage you to reach out and contact someone you know here and say hi. contacting a new person here would be even nicer. did that today too. lots of love from susanJOY Continue
Started by SusanJOY Hosken in Other. Last reply by di on Thursday.
WCT2012 #29 - How much of what you create is to try to please other people? 151 Replies
[image: Lotus Carroll]Welcome to a new Weekly Creativity Thread.This week's question -How much of what you create is to try to please other people? As always we'd love to hear your thoughts, just type in the box below and hit the Add Reply button... Continue
Started by Dan James in Weekly Creativity Threads. Last reply by Charlene Reeves May 13.
[ABCY] Cast Out Every Map And Clutch A Compass To Your Heart 32 Replies
In a recent conversation in our tribe here on CCS, I was asked if I had any plan or pattern to how I photograph, such as which camera and film combination to use when and where.My first response was that I have no plan whatsoever.I don't have a carefully pre-plotted timetable of the next 12 months, indicating which camera to take out when, and where, and which film to load in it.I don't have…Continue
Started by Dan James in A Big Creative Yes. Last reply by Dan James May 8.
[ABCY] 24 Lost Photographs (Experience Trumps Results) 50 Replies
Recently I shot a roll of 24 photographs.Rewinding the film, I discovered it hadn't moved past the first frame.None of the photographs I'd carefully composed had been captured.At least not by the camera.Continue reading over at A Big Creative Yes, then share your…Continue
Started by Dan James in A Big Creative Yes. Last reply by Camille Caggiano May 4.
[ABCY] Ten Percent Everything 40 Replies
What if, today, you gave away all but ten percent of your art supplies, tools and materials?Read on at A Big Creative Yes...Then head back here to join the conversation and share your thoughts on Ten Percent Everything... Continue
Started by Dan James in A Big Creative Yes. Last reply by Dan James May 3.
WCT2013 #7 - How much do you talk about your creative work with family and friends? 7 Replies
Welcome to a new Weekly Creativity Thread.The question this week - How much do you talk about your creative work with family and friends? Let us know you thoughts below... Continue
Started by Dan James in Weekly Creativity Threads. Last reply by Mary Hicks Apr 23.
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With “studies”, we choose a very small aspect, topic or technique to focus on, rather than trying to create vast all encompassing masterpieces. We go deep, rather than wide. To unfold one tiny corner of our creativity and chosen medium at a time. To explore the edges and the nuances of the work repeatedly, with small variations. To know, feel, breathe, and enjoy it, inside out. Then, this knowledge and experience enriches our talents and subsequent [...]Learning To Shun The Shoulds
Most of the time I create exactly what and how I want to, revelling in the freedom and opportunities for experimentation that creative approach brings. Occasionally though, I find my thoughts around creating stumble up against what I think I “should” be creating. When I say “stumble”, I actually mean “smash headlong into a seventeen foot thick concrete wall with the force of a rocket fuelled juggernaut”. Maybe you can relate. So let’s talk about [...]Cast Out Every Map And Clutch A Compass To Your Heart
In a recent conversation in our tribe, I was asked if I had any plan or pattern to how I photograph, such as which camera and film combination to use when and where. My first response was that I have no plan whatsoever. I don’t have a carefully pre-plotted timetable of the next 12 months, indicating which camera to take out when, and where, and which film to load in it. I don’t have set [...]24 Lost Photographs (Experience Trumps Results)
Recently I shot a roll of 24 photographs. Rewinding the film, I discovered it hadn’t moved past the first frame. None of the photographs I’d carefully composed had been captured. At least not by the camera. In my mind, each had been captured before I pressed the shutter release button. And because of this, those 24 photographs aren’t lost, because I had that experiencing of making them. Experience trumps results. True in this example, and [...]Losing Count Of Creativity
Recently I talked about my attempt at 1000 consecutive days of yoga falling short at 902 days, and how this reminded me of my fallibility, and freed my occasional obsession with numbers and counting. Giving it further thought, there’s more behind counting I wanted to explore and share. When we create – when we’re truly fully immersed in that experiencing of pouring every fibre of ourselves out on to that page, that canvas, that microphone, [...]Photos
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