đź“š ref - creative fuel
references, inspo & ideas about what it means to fuel creativity.
đź“š ref - creative fuel
Like a tree, creative work has seasons. Part of the work is to know which season you’re in, and act accordingly. In winter, “the tree looks dead, but we know it is beginning a very deep process, out of which will come spring and summer.”
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
quote to support the introduction/framing?
collect -> create -> curate
a new creative process
idea for workshop: me and Lucy could each map the “cycle” or map of our substacjs since we started them, correlating them with posts published (creative moments) and other life events? e.g. for me would be break up, started dating; for lucy would be acting etc. we could use this to illustrate that creativity happens in the context of LIFE and life
... See moreWell, and threading some of these pieces together here, I mean, in talking about how there isn't a playbook for artists, right? I love how in some ways in this conversation, what you're pointing towards is like, what does nature have to say? Like, what is nature's playbook for creating? Right?
And that's the fallow period. And something, you know,
... See morethe reassertion of your own humanity has the power to assert and empower the humanity of others. giving voice to feeling validates the feelings of others - as long as it’s done with intention and respect.
how else will we nurture each other but in living colour?
Collecting the dots. Then connecting them. And then sharing the connections with those around you. This is how a creative human works. Collecting, connecting, sharing.
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
