This is how the magic happens.
And it is magic. Maybe the closest to magic that humans come, the creation of something, from inside of us, that did not exist before.
The magic is about the PROCESS of creativity.
This is what I do. I open up the process of creativity, oh how we bring those ideas to light, of where they come from, of how we learn to speak them.
I look for the steps we take on our journey... not the end point of the journey. I shed a light on the shadows that terrify us and keep us frozen, keep us from moving. I take note of where we came from and how far we've come.
Because this is the trick. The creative process is NOT about the product that you create, whether that is a novel or a painting or a composition or a movie. The creative process is about you as the creator, you as a human being, who is struggling with a myriad of obstacles that get in your way, and driven by a myriad of motivations that push you forward. Sometimes, it's very hard to tell which are the obstacles and which are the motivations. Sometimes they are the same thing.
There are a million ways to get creative. A million ways to stay creative. A million ways to get blocked.
And part of my work is to explore how we are creative, why, and how we can be more deeply creative. As well as to figure out the things that have blocked us. To figure out a way to keep going.
And it is magic. Maybe the closest to magic that humans come, the creation of something, from inside of us, that did not exist before.
The magic is about the PROCESS of creativity.
This is what I do. I open up the process of creativity, oh how we bring those ideas to light, of where they come from, of how we learn to speak them.
I look for the steps we take on our journey... not the end point of the journey. I shed a light on the shadows that terrify us and keep us frozen, keep us from moving. I take note of where we came from and how far we've come.
Because this is the trick. The creative process is NOT about the product that you create, whether that is a novel or a painting or a composition or a movie. The creative process is about you as the creator, you as a human being, who is struggling with a myriad of obstacles that get in your way, and driven by a myriad of motivations that push you forward. Sometimes, it's very hard to tell which are the obstacles and which are the motivations. Sometimes they are the same thing.
There are a million ways to get creative. A million ways to stay creative. A million ways to get blocked.
And part of my work is to explore how we are creative, why, and how we can be more deeply creative. As well as to figure out the things that have blocked us. To figure out a way to keep going.