What you write about limitations enhancing creativity resonates with me.
Some years ago I bought many many colours of paint when on sale. At first this was a great novelty, but I realised that that it actually stunted my creative process - I had been mixing all of my colours from a base of 3-4 starters, which meant all my tones were unique, and I learned to mix practically any colour I wanted from this simple start. This simplicity resulted in much more authentic and personal palette.
Another thing I have done recently is go back to simple charcoal, and perhaps a bit of water, that's it. This is certainly a great vehicle for preliminary sketches and foundational skeletons.
Finally, I was quite a dedicated sax player in the second half of my 20's... but at some point I realised all the finger waggling and screeching was not for me. I had a calling to play something far more simple, and now I do, I didgeridoo, and its so simple (but obviously complex in a different way now all that finger moving has gone)- literally just a tube, resonating... and I feel liberated, and able to express what I desire with far more presence.
I wonder if the human body is some kind of limiter for the purposes of creativity. Could we be fractals of 'a creator', and us being in this body is a restriction to grow and focus our creativity?
Thanks for your writing Tom! Very thought provoking.
What you write about limitations enhancing creativity resonates with me.
Some years ago I bought many many colours of paint when on sale. At first this was a great novelty, but I realised that that it actually stunted my creative process - I had been mixing all of my colours from a base of 3-4 starters, which meant all my tones were unique, and I learned to mix practically any colour I wanted from this simple start. This simplicity resulted in much more authentic and personal palette.
Another thing I have done recently is go back to simple charcoal, and perhaps a bit of water, that's it. This is certainly a great vehicle for preliminary sketches and foundational skeletons.
Finally, I was quite a dedicated sax player in the second half of my 20's... but at some point I realised all the finger waggling and screeching was not for me. I had a calling to play something far more simple, and now I do, I didgeridoo, and its so simple (but obviously complex in a different way now all that finger moving has gone)- literally just a tube, resonating... and I feel liberated, and able to express what I desire with far more presence.
I wonder if the human body is some kind of limiter for the purposes of creativity. Could we be fractals of 'a creator', and us being in this body is a restriction to grow and focus our creativity?
Thanks for your writing Tom! Very thought provoking.
Being fractals of a creator sounds like something I can work with!