Comments on: Creative Cycles

By: The best of intentions « Brainripples

The best of intentions « Brainripples — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:29:14 +0000

[...] Which got me thinking: how do we get back on track, or get cruising back down the tracks, when we hit the slow patch, or lose sight of our original goals? We’ve discussed creative cycles here before, but what about the day-to-day, or the mid-project-crisis? [...]

By: JLB

JLB — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:28:04 +0000

Thanks for that thought Trailhead. I have to think about the same thing when I write poetry… it’s only recently that I began to give serious thought to the possibility of publication. Up until then, it was simply a part of what I did. Sometimes I think that I need to regain some perspective to stay true to the pleasure of my work, otherwise I get too hung up in the technique, as you describe.

I am so excited for your Great Trailhead Adventures! If you think you’re focusing too much on the picture-taking, take a page out of my vacation book, and try to conveniently forget that you even have a camera. We the audience might not get the benefits of seeing all that you see, but YOU will see a lot more!

By: Trailhead

Trailhead — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:48:46 +0000

Thank you. I needed this piece right now.

I once heard a professional musician lament that he had lost a part of his joy in listening to music, because he was too focused on hearing the technique. I feel like that has happened a bit with my nature photography. The desire to capture this or that image has crowded out some of the joy of nature. It will be good for me to be on the trail with only a digital point-and-shoot.

By: JLB

JLB — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:35:21 +0000

Greetings Lily, and thanks for visiting!

Life as a working artist is something I’d like to address at Brainripples as the blog grows. Because I am currently approaching the task of writing for a living (as opposed to just writing because I’m a writer), this is something to which I devote a great deal of thought and attention (and obviously something which you address day-to-day).

Thank you again for coming to Brainripples, and have a lovely weekend!

By: LilyB

LilyB — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:59:12 +0000

I’m all too familiar with the creative dry spell. Sadly, as a commercial artist with a regular deadline, I can’t indulge myself in self-pity as fully as I’d sometimes like to.

Congratulations on your newest project!