Jill came over today for our usual Friday creating fest. I've been feeling so inspired by Amy Maher and the pages she's created for Rhonna's 21-day challenge. I decided I wanted to join in, even though I'm a little late to the party. I was thrilled to discover that Jill was feeling the same way!
We both got out the art journals that Jill bought for us over a year ago (gasp!) that we have not used yet. I think we were feeling a bit overwhelmed about what to put in them. Today we just jumped in and started creating and it was amazing! Normally we agonize over the creative process -- the planning, each little decision. (Jill says we don't like what we have produced unless we feel we have suffered for it.)
Somehow, today, we were liberated. We bypassed the suffering and went right ahead to the fun. I'm not really sure how we short-circuited our usual processes, but it was incredible. Maybe it's just knowing that this journal is just for us -- a place to explore, stretch, try new things, play! All I can say is, I will definitely keep up this play, and I hope it will carry over to my other creative pursuits!
Thanks, Jill, for being my creative partner, for letting me bounce ideas off you, for lugging your gear over to my house, for being just as excited over every little victory as I am.
** I feel like anything I do that turns out well is the result of a happy accident. I found myself wondering today, how does the creative process work for you? **
7 comments:
Michelle I am so glad you and Jill are doing this. Love you page. Love your goal.
I agree with you about the happy accidents. Most of my creative endeavors I love the most are things I never planned for. Why is that?
can't wait to see more.
i LOVE love love love LOVE this. It is definately one of my favroite things you have done. The kind of cute factor that makes you wish you had made it youself. As for the question.. I'll have to answer ti later when I have more time!
I love this....you guys are making me want something cool about myself. Sometimes I feel like I should be more present in the scrapbooks but hold back because I hate pictures of me...maybe this is the way to go for me...just my thoughts without the visual.
Your page looks great, I'm so thrilled that our day was a success.
I still can't explain my thoughts on my creative process because I'm not sure what they even are. As you know, there's suffering (but in a good way), the delightful process of deciding which of my fun supplies I will use, seeing what color speaks to me at that time, and then lastly what it is I want to accomplish. I think I get frustrated when I end up with something that is way off from where I thought I was going; except for the serendipitous times that things work themselves out and I end up feeling like I have no idea how I got there.
love your page, envious of your time with Jill, too tired to do it myself, creativity comes with much pain...
I lOVE this one. The colors and overall look of it are so cute. Now I want to see more of what you have done. My creative process has been seriously neglected lately and I want to get it back, but I almost feel too tired. I am sure it will bite me one of these days.
thanks for visiting my blog & the nice comment~...I just bep-bopped (is that a word?) through your entire blog (jan-april) and I can not believe how many things we have in common...and Ava's nursury...so beautiful...lets stay in touch....and your wourk is fabulous! have a great day!
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