Photos of today’s inspiration: two bouquets of flowers from around the garden, a scarecrow in the vegetable beds - albeit a bit early for Halloween, Martha the white paw cat makes her blog debut, and what better way to enjoy the late afternoon sun than with a sweet rose wine and some 7-up? Photos by Pia Walker, Copyright © Attaining Creativity 2008    

Sunday again (or maybe not), simpler (but not so easy that it’s boring), easier (this one is a keeper), etc., etc.

Without a normal routine (I seem to get in and out of routines and can’t make one completely stick), my weekends have become part of my every day workweek. And I don’t mind that, since I’m doing something I enjoy and I’m passing the hours doing fun and creative things. But it also means that if I come across a creative mess that I can’t seem to get out of, I’m not allowing myself to just veg out for a day of rest (or 2 or 3 days of relaxation).

In my attempts to find my creative path (and the joy there is that I am on the right path and have figured out my style and the colors that make my mouth just smile) I keep bumping into technology. Eons ago, when technology was new and supposed to be helpful, I became one of those semi-geeky people who learned everything there was to know. And I kept learning and adding to my repertoire of technology knowledge for years after.

But now, in the spirit of being more connected, I find it ironic that as I attempt to do everything wirelessly, I am surrounded and strangled with cords! As I move around my drawing desk, grabbing for pastel pencils and different colored papers, my elbows play tango with the earphone wires of the iPod (never mind what happens when I’m dancing solo around the house) and I feel the little earplugs pulled from my ears. As I attempt to transfer digital photos to my computer, my knees need to remain perfectly still so that I don’t knock the camera over.

I recently read another creative’s blog entry about being overwhelmed with technology. I had to reply to her, and smile as I did so, because in this journey to attaining creativity, I find myself spending way too much time keeping up with technology, time that I could and should be spending actually creating. When did this technology, that was meant to be so helpful, become a hindrance? I do find myself, again in my attempts to create a daily or weekly routine, trying to dedicate a day to just techie stuff – blogs, websites, uploading photos, online selling. Otherwise, I find myself remaining stuck to the computer, plugging and unplugging devices, and inside the house, instead of outside getting inspiration for my drawings, my creations.

It could all be as simple as my drawing on a piece of paper and setting up a chair and a table on a busy street to sell my wares. And yet that would be so “unprofessional,” wouldn’t it be? Yet for just an hour or so, I do wish it were that simple and easy.

Here’s to wishing and moving forward regardless. 

This entry was posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm and is filed under Attaining creativity. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Photos of today’s inspiration: two bouquets of flowers from around the garden, a scarecrow in the vegetable beds - albeit a bit early for Halloween, Martha the white paw cat makes her blog debut, and what better way to enjoy the late afternoon sun than with a sweet rose wine and some 7-up? Photos by Pia Walker, Copyright © Attaining Creativity 2008    

Sunday again (or maybe not), simpler (but not so easy that it’s boring), easier (this one is a keeper), etc., etc.

Without a normal routine (I seem to get in and out of routines and can’t make one completely stick), my weekends have become part of my every day workweek. And I don’t mind that, since I’m doing something I enjoy and I’m passing the hours doing fun and creative things. But it also means that if I come across a creative mess that I can’t seem to get out of, I’m not allowing myself to just veg out for a day of rest (or 2 or 3 days of relaxation).

In my attempts to find my creative path (and the joy there is that I am on the right path and have figured out my style and the colors that make my mouth just smile) I keep bumping into technology. Eons ago, when technology was new and supposed to be helpful, I became one of those semi-geeky people who learned everything there was to know. And I kept learning and adding to my repertoire of technology knowledge for years after.

But now, in the spirit of being more connected, I find it ironic that as I attempt to do everything wirelessly, I am surrounded and strangled with cords! As I move around my drawing desk, grabbing for pastel pencils and different colored papers, my elbows play tango with the earphone wires of the iPod (never mind what happens when I’m dancing solo around the house) and I feel the little earplugs pulled from my ears. As I attempt to transfer digital photos to my computer, my knees need to remain perfectly still so that I don’t knock the camera over.

I recently read another creative’s blog entry about being overwhelmed with technology. I had to reply to her, and smile as I did so, because in this journey to attaining creativity, I find myself spending way too much time keeping up with technology, time that I could and should be spending actually creating. When did this technology, that was meant to be so helpful, become a hindrance? I do find myself, again in my attempts to create a daily or weekly routine, trying to dedicate a day to just techie stuff – blogs, websites, uploading photos, online selling. Otherwise, I find myself remaining stuck to the computer, plugging and unplugging devices, and inside the house, instead of outside getting inspiration for my drawings, my creations.

It could all be as simple as my drawing on a piece of paper and setting up a chair and a table on a busy street to sell my wares. And yet that would be so “unprofessional,” wouldn’t it be? Yet for just an hour or so, I do wish it were that simple and easy.

Here’s to wishing and moving forward regardless. 

This entry was posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm and is filed under Attaining creativity. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.