đź“š ref - creative fuel
references, inspo & ideas about what it means to fuel creativity.
đź“š ref - creative fuel
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 moreLike 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?
You cannot create results. You can only create conditions in which something might happen.
fallow periods. what are we actually trying to create? often we go into creative practice with an output in mind,; what if we paid more attention to the conditions? and those conditions change depending on the season our creativity is in: in fallow periods maybe it needs to be left alone, in expressive periods maybe it needs to be pruned, in growth periods it needs to be watered etc.
the 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?
not everyone is given the rest space they need to be/realise their creativity. everyone holds the potential for creativity, we’re just too busy.
Creativity is iterative, derivative, cultural. Ive was influenced by Rams. Rams was influenced by the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus by Arts and Crafts. Arts and Crafts by folk tradition and medieval artisanship. And so on. The "and so on" is the point. As designers, like musicians, we work within movements. Within genres. Within culture. Within societal flo... See more
Luke Scheybeler • Article
“Within societal flows of ideas, methods, materials, styles, and techniques.”
art is the thing no one asked you to make
Rest is an investment in our creativity, not a tax.