"Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity." Twyla Tharp. EVERY. THING. I know this, but sometimes everything is overwhelming.
Everything is raw.
I need to go back to basics when I am stalled or don't have focus on a creative project. More money would help, but money isn't really stopping me; I have most of the art supplies I need since I am working small. A lack of extra time is part of the stall, but I've scaled that wall before with chipping away at creative projects while juggling. Creating motivates others areas of my life, but creating does take time. What I really need are more consistent habits. So, I am re-rereading
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, at the same time a fellow artist does too. Thanks for the extra push, Cathy!
I started this
Moon, Water, Growth series last summer. It seems like something I must do, yet I am not sure where to go from here. Tell me, Twyla!
Routine & developing habits, she says.
Get a bank box and label it with the name of your project, she says. Here is the box, labeled
Moon, Water, Growth, and now I will start filling it with what seems even remotely related. Next, sketching, photographing, and chipping away at the mixed media 8x8" panels. My goal is creating 50
Moon, Water, Growth panels, where ever they lead. I mean, even if they become
Sun, Drought, Decay, that would be okay. Creating is the goal.
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| Underwater Red Moon, 8x8" mixed-media on wood panel |
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| Grass on Orange Water, 8x8" mixed-media on wood panel |
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| Water Through Roots, 5x5" on paper |
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| The Creative Habit is the first thing in the box. |
