| Creative blocks come in all shapes and sizes and are | | | | Try setting up 2 art tables, 2 sets of watercolor |
| unique to each individuals personal set of | | | | brushes, 2 easels, 2 canvases and get your child to |
| circumstances. There are typical artists blocks which | | | | mimic what you do . Make sure they have their own |
| occur over and over again and have resulted in the | | | | set of materials so no asking is required that might |
| creation of some individual blockbuster strategies | | | | disturb your flow. Set aside a special place where " |
| which enable people to overcome those hurdles. | | | | Quiet Time" is necessary for all the inspiration to flow |
| Take a peek at some of the most persistent | | | | and try lighting a candle to honor the special "Mummy |
| creative blocks: | | | | and Me" creativity space. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | | Invite your child into the special space and soon 2 |
| ~~~ Procrastinator Creative Block | | | | exited faces could be hovering over their artwork. |
| ~ "If only I had the right art supplies I would be able | | | | ~ Try carrying at least a small spiral bound |
| to perfectly translate my creative idea into a | | | | sketchbook and a sharpened HB pencil with you to |
| "worthy" artwork" | | | | jot down inspiring ideas as they occur. When dining in |
| ~ so off one goes researching the perfect art tool | | | | a restaurant take an art journal and a selection of |
| and hunting it down whilst in the process digressing | | | | prismacolor pencils to draw what you see around |
| from the original idea whilst being tempted with a | | | | yourself |
| million other avenues | | | | ~ If you need to run an errand where waiting time is |
| ~~~ Procrastinator Blockbuster | | | | included think ahead of what art idea you are |
| ~ its a kind of fear of failure that stops one from | | | | currently working on and an art journal and |
| creating with what is already available | | | | appropriate materials with you.. if I work on a logo I |
| ~ to bust this creative block deliberately limit your | | | | might take a couple of magazine cutouts for |
| choice of art supplies | | | | inspiration, if I am working on a coloring page I pick a |
| ~ challenge yourself to create with what you have | | | | theme and try different versions of quick sketches , |
| immediately in front of you... which might be a blue | | | | Iif I am working on a specific character I might study |
| and an orange prismacolor pen, a grey felt tip pen, a | | | | the hairstyles of the people I encounter ... |
| watercolor brush, a feather and an ohp marker... then | | | | ~ Try and carry a mini art journal with you that has |
| set yourself the task or indeed the challenge to GO | | | | a little pocket at the end for storing clippings which |
| CREATE. | | | | you might find along your daily activities You could |
| ~It is amazing what results can come out of self | | | | also glue an envelope into the back of an art journal |
| imposed simplicity, which forces one to expand the | | | | for the same purpose |
| mind and crosshatch, scribble and tinker into a state | | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| of complete absorption and joyful creative | | | | ~~~ The Impossible Creative Block |
| expressions | | | | ~ "I have no space to create what I can see in my |
| ~ challenge yourself to create with materials that are | | | | minds eye |
| not usually your choice of art supply ... create a | | | | ~ There is no way I am able to create this visionary |
| mandala with a hula hoop, pink socks, pebbles , abc | | | | Art " |
| counting cubes, feathers, apples, wooden chips, | | | | ~~~ Timetable Blockbusters: |
| matchsticks and glass marbles ..what fun | | | | ~ If you really don't have time or space to create |
| ~ The impermanence of such a self-imposed | | | | physically or are convinced you are unable to achieve |
| assignment (creating a freeform mandala ) frees the | | | | a representation of the vision you have in your head |
| creative mind from its fear of clinging onto a desired | | | | then create with your mind |
| outcome. In the process fear is released to explore | | | | ~ It is amazing what one can achieve with creative |
| itself. | | | | visualization techniques. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | | ~ Close your eyes and imagine a canvas or your |
| ~~~ Timetable Creative Block | | | | chosen art surface in front of you, visualize all your |
| ~ "I need to have 2 hours free time to be able to | | | | desired art supplies and you creating in full swing. |
| create | | | | ~ Play with ideas,try different colours and textures, |
| ~ I need to have undisturbed time to create | | | | juxtaposition canvases on top of each other make |
| ~ I need to have more time to create " | | | | this your artistic playground that is not bound by |
| ~ spell it whichever way you want," I just don't have | | | | physical restraints . |
| enough time to create the way I want to create so | | | | ~ Invent different imaginary art techniques like |
| I don't create art or write at all ..." | | | | painting with milk, or filling your inkwell with sun rays |
| ~~~ Timetable Blockbusters: | | | | to create beautiful dreamscapes or diving under |
| ~ This is believed to be a fairly common one | | | | water to paint sea urchins. |
| amongst creative blocks, the big Timetable issue | | | | ~ This works well just before you fall asleep and |
| ~ Mothers are often confronted with not having | | | | sparks of lots of creative dreams that can be turned |
| undisturbed "me time" | | | | into artworks the next day |
| ~ my young daughter is with me and deserves much | | | | Overcoming the Creative Block is different for every |
| of my time .. so I choose to create together with | | | | artist, every writer and every creative spirit out |
| her .. | | | | there. |