I've had my fair share of creativity blocks over the years, it can last a mere day or it can take weeks if not longer to get over that hurdle. Sometimes it can come out of the blue and the answer to it also can appear out of no where.
I've pushed projects to one side simply because I don't know what to do it with it because I simply don't think it looks right, its missing something. So on..
One thing I often found useful to get over this was bouncing ideas off other people, even better if its in a place that isn't your home, workroom of where ever it is you get your craft on.
So I was musing therefore this morning of perhaps doing a little session like this. Quite relaxed, perhaps in a coffee shop of even the pub, where people can bring their projects or just themselves and a willingless to share and help others. Hopefully in return you will get over your hurdle, or creativity block whilst helping out someone else in the process. A nice bit of karma.
This is something that can easily be slotted into existing networking sessions, coffee mornings etc, but taking it to a slightly different level.
I don't know about you, but I love helping people and I like coming up with creative solutions, giving ideas and suggestions to others.
Not sure, if by the end of this musing, it makes sense and how I would move it to the next stage, especially given my limited time, but I am feeling somewhat more inspired to pull my finger out since seeing the lovely Anna in the Daily Mail.
Pubs don't usually generate too much help in handmade matters I find - hands are too busy doing other things, like lifting drinks!
ReplyDeleteHowever, agree that chatting with other similarly inclined people can unclog a creative logjam.
Myself - I often find that ironing has a great unclogging effect for me! I'm an oddity, in that I really do enjoy it, and it relaxes me sufficiently to allow ideas to come into my mind.
Know many folks don't do ironing these days: maybe creative Etsians and others should think about taking it up?