Gaia: Creative Spirit - Care and Feeding of Creative Practices - Showing up

Re: Showing up

http://DG.gaia.com — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:56:21 GMT

I've been thinking about this idea over the last few days, and realizing that I need to be showing up for unstructured, creative playtime. I craft constantly, but increasingly it's all purpose-based -- projects for Church of Craft, or stuff for the podcast, or design work for other endeavors I'm involved in. I almost never just sit down and make stuff for fun. I'm realizing that I miss that. Thank you, K, for the lightbulb. :-) I'll show up this afternoon!

Re: Showing up

http://jodi.gaia.com — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:15:42 GMT

What a great way to get a person going!

I must try this asap. I always procrtastinate and there is SO much work (painting) to be done...

Thanks for the tip K! ;)

'Showing up": I love it!

Showing up

http://KMR.gaia.com — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:29:13 GMT

The most important part of my creative practice is showing up, whether I'm inspired, blocked, having a great day, or having a crappy one. When I don't want to work, or find myself procrastinating, I head out to the studio, sit at one of my work stations, and set a timer for anywhere between ten minutes and an hour, depending on how I feel.

I invaribly find that I start doodling, which leads to design ideas...or I start playing with my clay which makes me want to dive in and make something -- even if it isn't a masterpiece. I think "showing up" reminds the artist inside of me that I'm serious about my work, despite bumps in the road.

If nothing "happens" and the timer goes off, I get up, close up the studio and don't think about it for the rest of the day. Sometimes I need the break -- a time to let myself lay fallow until the next idea is ready for its birth.

Works for me!

Blue skies,

-K