I created my "C-R-E-A-T-E" banner, now I need to get back in my studio and actually create something! Blasted creativity block! I'm at a standstill and finding it difficult to break out of it. I'm surrounded by boxes of beautiful beads and trinkets; ephemera and paint; paper and glitter--it's everywhere, but I can't seem to get past the distractions and let the magic happen. I sit and push the colors around on my palette. I sort papers and ribbons and line up bottles of ink . . . still nothing! I decided to google "artist's block." I actually came across several websites with ideas on how to ignite your inspiration! It didn't help much with my problem, but I did get a few laughs.
Here is a good one: "Tip #6 Remember that everyone has fallow periods. I don't consider them fallow, just the subconscious taking a breather and getting ready to take a different direction."
What the heck is fallow? I looked it up and here is what I found:
fallow 1 |ˈfalō|adjective(of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production : incentives for farmers to let the land lie fallow in order to reduce grain surpluses.• figurative inactive : long fallow periods when nothing seems to happen.• (of a sow) not pregnant.
Hmmm. Okay, that sort of makes sense . . . except that last part about the SOW!
I am hoping that my problem is just my subconscious taking a little break and is about to shift into massive creativity overload!!
Oh well - the drought has to end soon . . . bring on tomorrow!
Hmmm. Okay, that sort of makes sense . . . except that last part about the SOW!
I am hoping that my problem is just my subconscious taking a little break and is about to shift into massive creativity overload!!
Oh well - the drought has to end soon . . . bring on tomorrow!
