Musings – Page 2 – Compulsive Creation

Vision Needed

Right now I am working on a secret project.* I am on draft 17,000,000 of a part of my project (not even the whole project!) because I can’t decide how I want to move forward. I am continually tweaking and then changing my opinions on the tweaks. I am a pretty indecisive person generally (IContinue reading “Vision Needed”

Must Read: Art and Fear

THIS BOOK, y’all. Read immediately if: You have ever been in your feelings about your art. You ever questioned whether what you are making is art. You have struggled with finding your artistic voice. You believe that you should be the next Mozart (spoiler alert: You won’t be but you can still make dope work!) YourContinue reading “Must Read: Art and Fear”

Painting with Instructions

This past weekend I went to Pinot’s Palette. It is a chill way to spend an evening and you leave with a painting and the knowledge that you have created . . . something. I have gone several times to various iterations of Pinot’s Palette and have always enjoyed myself. However, I have had aContinue reading “Painting with Instructions”

The World Through Watercolor Lenses

Since taking up watercolor, I’ve begun to see the world with fresh eyes. Textures, light, shapes, colors: they stand out in places where before I was blind. This always happens whenever I begin to explore some fresh ideology or creative endeavor. The world unfolds new possibilities and marvels with the expansion of my own self.Continue reading “The World Through Watercolor Lenses”

Edges

In his book Making it New, Henry Geldzahler (a big deal), echoing John Szarkowski (another big deal), states that, “The edge is the controlling aesthetic factor [in photography].” Here are three pictures of the same thing but with different edges. This first picture most represents what I wanted to take a picture of in thatContinue reading “Edges”

Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All

Life this week has been unusually busy. Normally, I have a good amount of time with which I can do whatever I want, follow my fancy wherever it leads, but not this week. And the first thing I sacrificed in the face of this busyness was developing my drawing. I hardly sketched at all, simplyContinue reading “Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All”

Getting out of the Funk by Looking Around

A couple weeks ago, I reflected on my creativity-less funk and created ACTION STEPS. One of my action steps was to use my phone to take pictures everyday. I am pleased to report that I have followed through on that! My phone pictures are mostly taken on my walks throughout the day (Shoutout to myContinue reading “Getting out of the Funk by Looking Around”

Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!

I have hit a wall, y’all. I am now in the place that Jessie so beautifully described here. My struggle with creativity for the past couple weeks has been primarily work related. A crazy work schedule combined with a general lack of inspiration/motivation results in nothing to share that I am excited about. Bleh. MyContinue reading “Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!”

Nerves

One of my resolutions this year was to have 6 piano performances. I am trying to reduce my stage fright levels. You see, what often happens to me when I sit down to play for people, ANY PEOPLE (seriously, I get nervous even when I play for my mom . . . MY MOM), IContinue reading “Nerves”

What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality

I had a vision in my mind: An image that captured another side of the dastardly mosquito, one that would momentarily pause our knee-jerk-slap-it-dead-reaction. See, I planned to write a post for my other blog about male mosquitoes and the surprising fact of what they eat: namely, not us. They are nectar-sippers, supping upon flowersContinue reading “What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality”