🔥”Yet we’re sold this idea that creativity is just for “proper” artists, these semi-mythical beings that have been endowed with great gifts that the rest of us can only dream of. Creativity is treated as something special that we have to have bestowed upon us.” 🔥
I’ve been trying to explain this for years to my students. They’ve been sold on the belief that artists are born with a silver brush in their chubby baby fingers and everyone else can only make a fer blue attempt at art. No! Born with more desire to create, probably. More drive earlier in life, perhaps. But 95% still struggle daily to improve through practice. Anyone can grow and learn! 👍🏻
I absolutely love this post Allegra - I love your exploration of creativity, from that of nature (one of the reasons I called my daughter Lila which means the play of the universe in Sanskrit!) down to our individual informal practices. I am very much looking forward to your Creative Spark posts, it's just what I need!
Thank you, I always loved the name and then when I learnt about the concept of ‘līlā’ it was decided, actually still so many layers to explore around this, thanks for the reminder! xx
I couldn't agree more. I too pray at the altar of creativity. I recently found that the concept of the Awen in modern druidry describes all of this very well.
Oh wow, so interested to find out more about Awen too. My paternal grandmother was called Awen ♥️ it sounds as though she potentially has some overlaps with Saraswati, the Hindu goddess who is also linked to creativity and flow...
Rick Rubin’s excellent book on creativity: “The Creative Act; a way of being” supports your take on it. We’re all capable of it if we put ourselves in a position to uncover it, receive it, and channel it.
🔥”Yet we’re sold this idea that creativity is just for “proper” artists, these semi-mythical beings that have been endowed with great gifts that the rest of us can only dream of. Creativity is treated as something special that we have to have bestowed upon us.” 🔥
I’ve been trying to explain this for years to my students. They’ve been sold on the belief that artists are born with a silver brush in their chubby baby fingers and everyone else can only make a fer blue attempt at art. No! Born with more desire to create, probably. More drive earlier in life, perhaps. But 95% still struggle daily to improve through practice. Anyone can grow and learn! 👍🏻
So true! Society wants us to believe that we can't all be artists and creatives - creativity is an act of resistance. :)
I absolutely love this post Allegra - I love your exploration of creativity, from that of nature (one of the reasons I called my daughter Lila which means the play of the universe in Sanskrit!) down to our individual informal practices. I am very much looking forward to your Creative Spark posts, it's just what I need!
Ahh thanks so much, Lyndsay! And I love your daughter's name, even more so now I know the meaning!
Play of the universe. If that isn’t the most beautiful meaning of a name, wow
Thank you, I always loved the name and then when I learnt about the concept of ‘līlā’ it was decided, actually still so many layers to explore around this, thanks for the reminder! xx
I couldn't agree more. I too pray at the altar of creativity. I recently found that the concept of the Awen in modern druidry describes all of this very well.
Ooh off to look up Awen - thank you!
Oh wow, so interested to find out more about Awen too. My paternal grandmother was called Awen ♥️ it sounds as though she potentially has some overlaps with Saraswati, the Hindu goddess who is also linked to creativity and flow...
Cool post 😎
Rick Rubin’s excellent book on creativity: “The Creative Act; a way of being” supports your take on it. We’re all capable of it if we put ourselves in a position to uncover it, receive it, and channel it.
A beautiful post that resonated with my own reconnection with my creative self. I found the joy again through play.
Love this. Creativity as a religion. I feel that