
tasks that can spark
creativity
Movement
inspires. Are you feeling blocked or bored? Here are some tasks that
can get you back on track!
- clean out your
closet! you won't believe what you still own. take a trip down memory
lane and simplify your life. give your discarded items to a charity and
feel good about helping someone else.
- clean out your
desk! straighten the drawers, buy organizers, get rid of the scraps of
paper, put your cards in a filofax, get your address book in order.
- go through your
art books and create a card catalog for them like the library uses. One
by subject and one by author.
- take a class! if
you are feeling blocked, being around people that are driven to learn
is a great way to get inspired.
- read a biography
of someone who is successful in the field you want to work in.
- take the weekend
off! don't think about work or bills or responsibilities. give yourself
over to entertainment and fun.
- visit a museum!
call ahead and be there for a docent tour. docents are inspiring people!
- go to an art fair
or craft festival. go into every booth and make a point to say
something good about the person's work. you don't have to like the work
itself to be sincere. "you use color really effectively" or "it is
obvious that you use high quality materials" will work. using your
powers of observation in a new way will cause you to look for good
stuff -- and get inspiration yourself!
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