I was talking with my art coach, Brainard Carey, this weekend about why some people think they're not creative at all. And why even those of us who fully acknowlege and embrace our creativity, may still have deep set insecurities about expressing ourselves in areas we're not so accomplished.
Later in the day I was visiting my neighbor Claudia, who was showing me the most amazing embroidered tanka-like fabric creations, and she insisted that she couldn't draw at all. But put a needle, thread and scissors in her hands, and she's a magician! Claudia grew up a folk singer. She's a dancer and a magnificent cook with a successful Hudson Valley catering business.
We've all got issues. We've all got fears. But what are we confident about? What feels easy, and unthreatening? How about starting there? And celebrating ourselves for what we can do!
For some ideas about what you can make today, no matter how insecure you may or may not feel about your creativity, read excerpts from my book online. Better yet, buy it now and recieve a free e-book that tells how anyone can get their art into a major museum like the Whitney. Even if you have no desire to do anything more with your creative expressions than enjoy the process, Brainard's e-book is pure inspiration. And proof that artists neither have to starve or be miserable. A new chapter is added each week. And did I mention it's free?
And don't forget to write and tell me what you're making today! Even if it's dinner! Creativity is a way of thinking and being. The more you do it, the more creative you get.
May your day be filled with Magic Medicine!
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