I woke up this morning thinking ‘I don’t have any
rituals’. I am not a superstitious person. I don’t need to have my favourite
pen or any material thing for that matter or a time of day that I should set
out. But I realise I do have one ritual - I simply try to be kind to myself and
wade into my art gently. I think to myself ‘okay all you have to do is re-read,
or write down a few ideas’. I also tell
myself it really doesn’t matter if the world ever witnesses this work. This however
is an absolute lie because I want the world for my work as all creative people
do. But this takes the pressure off so I can fully focus and usually by going
into it gently I soon become immersed.
What I love about creating it arrives whatever the
given circumstances, for instance migraines that meant I couldn’t look at a
computer screen but could lie flat with the ideas, images and dialogue coming
to me without even willing them on. I believe when you can cultivate the inner
resources to be creative there is a constant renewal of energy no matter what
sort of metaphorical dark room you are in.
The main thing for me is to follow my intuition on
what art form to work in so I can try to thrill myself each day. I paint, make
assemblages and sculpt as well as write. Lately tormented clay figures have
emerged and I have no idea why but I’m just following them and seeing what it tells
me and now I must sign off because I really need to see what happens next...Thank you.
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