You Can't Build A Creative Robot
Feel like your creativity has been locked away in treasure chest and it's been there so long that you can't remember where to find the key? John Cleese has something to say about what boosts creativity and what stifles it. Listen to this...
Now turn off your computer and do something... just for fun. It's quite a novel idea in our productive-all-the-time or watching-the-stupid-box culture.
Sketchy Church Ladies
Oh what a scandalous title! You might have thought you'd find out about some sketchy church going-ons. Sorry to disappoint, the only going-ons when I'm in church is looking for people to draw...
I once read/heard (I can't remember now with all the info buzzing about) that if you want to improve your drawing skills, you need to draw everyday. Sounds like a good idea but it's hard working making the time to draw. I know, I tried and failed.
Then I heard that you should carry around a sketchbook and whenever the opportunity strikes, you whip it out and draw. So I bought myself a tiny sketchbook (what's half of an A5? Well, that's how small it is) to fit into my small bag - big bags are so last season. Ha ha, just kidding. I'm so not fashionable, I'm just over it.
So while I still don't draw daily, I draw a heck of a lot more than ever before (excluding the years between two and 18 years old - heavy drawing years those). Now I draw in restaurants, coffee shops and I draw in church. As I mentioned here, church is a great place to draw. I even feel more plugged into the sermon. And as it turns out, my sketchbook is so much better than stealing church envelopes to draw on... Oh, I guess I'm the sketchy church lady then. Shhh...
I once read/heard (I can't remember now with all the info buzzing about) that if you want to improve your drawing skills, you need to draw everyday. Sounds like a good idea but it's hard working making the time to draw. I know, I tried and failed.
Then I heard that you should carry around a sketchbook and whenever the opportunity strikes, you whip it out and draw. So I bought myself a tiny sketchbook (what's half of an A5? Well, that's how small it is) to fit into my small bag - big bags are so last season. Ha ha, just kidding. I'm so not fashionable, I'm just over it.
So while I still don't draw daily, I draw a heck of a lot more than ever before (excluding the years between two and 18 years old - heavy drawing years those). Now I draw in restaurants, coffee shops and I draw in church. As I mentioned here, church is a great place to draw. I even feel more plugged into the sermon. And as it turns out, my sketchbook is so much better than stealing church envelopes to draw on... Oh, I guess I'm the sketchy church lady then. Shhh...
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