Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time.
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Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.
Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.
What drives me is to still feel creative and like I'm pushing myself as an artist.
So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.
The creative part of your brain needs to be stimulated. Sometimes you get blocked in the thing you do, because there's so much pressure to do it.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.
For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play.
When I don't have a good time, it's usually because there's a stiffness that stifles creativity.
Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I do better than I do!
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