Comments on: The Artist’s Way :: 1 http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/2009/11/07/the-artists-way-1/ Helping Busy Moms Take Great Care of Themselves Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karen http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/2009/11/07/the-artists-way-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 Karen Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/?p=873#comment-1268 I still struggle with expressing myself creatively, giving myself permission to take the time to do that, but I firmly believe that it makes me a better wife and mama when I do it. I think that we being made in the image of a Creative God ought to be expressing part of Him through our creativity as His offspring. I gave myself permission this week to enjoy the process of making a scrapbook for our stillborn son born on Sunday, and it was both healing and enjoyable using that creativity side of me. I'm new to reading your blog, and look forward to reading more of it. I still struggle with expressing myself creatively, giving myself permission to take the time to do that, but I firmly believe that it makes me a better wife and mama when I do it. I think that we being made in the image of a Creative God ought to be expressing part of Him through our creativity as His offspring.

I gave myself permission this week to enjoy the process of making a scrapbook for our stillborn son born on Sunday, and it was both healing and enjoyable using that creativity side of me.

I’m new to reading your blog, and look forward to reading more of it.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/2009/11/07/the-artists-way-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Lisa Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:32:45 +0000 http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/?p=873#comment-1233 Jill - loved your comments! I can relate with feeling that something has to be totally original before it can be creative. I can remember starting to learn a certain painting technique in a class where we painted a photo (taken by someone else). When someone would comment on my painting positively, I kept excusing it because "of the subject was a photo I didn't take" = it wasn't completely original in my mind. I wonder why we build so many walls to hold us up?! Great discovery too about what fantasy and fiction reading do for you!! Jill – loved your comments! I can relate with feeling that something has to be totally original before it can be creative. I can remember starting to learn a certain painting technique in a class where we painted a photo (taken by someone else). When someone would comment on my painting positively, I kept excusing it because “of the subject was a photo I didn’t take” = it wasn’t completely original in my mind. I wonder why we build so many walls to hold us up?!

Great discovery too about what fantasy and fiction reading do for you!!

]]> By: jill http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/2009/11/07/the-artists-way-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 jill Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:58:58 +0000 http://www.wellgroundedlife.com/?p=873#comment-1232 One of my core negative beleifs is that if it is "really" creative it must be entirely original -- not based on a pattern or built on someone else's work or idea. This is impossible, of course, and through most of history it was the opposite way around. Creativity always came out of the tradition preceeding in, and often new artists started by copying the Masters. Another is that if it is going to be good it has to be difficult. If something is too easy, it can't really be creative or worthwhile. This is such a totally counter-productive thought. I rediscovered this summer (when we were on holidays and my husband gave me many breaks from our boys) that I need to read fantasy and fiction to fill my well, not just "responsible" non-fiction. One of my core negative beleifs is that if it is “really” creative it must be entirely original — not based on a pattern or built on someone else’s work or idea. This is impossible, of course, and through most of history it was the opposite way around. Creativity always came out of the tradition preceeding in, and often new artists started by copying the Masters.

Another is that if it is going to be good it has to be difficult. If something is too easy, it can’t really be creative or worthwhile. This is such a totally counter-productive thought.

I rediscovered this summer (when we were on holidays and my husband gave me many breaks from our boys) that I need to read fantasy and fiction to fill my well, not just “responsible” non-fiction.

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