My purpose for this blog is to inspire others in their creative journey. From my own research into the creative process came two books on finding the purpose for creating art. In my next series of blog posts I will include paragraphs from these books which I hope you will find interesting and educational. The first post is from Page 10, which is the Overview
Having always been fascinated by the way things came together in the act of creating, I longed to find methods to step back into the flow without the struggle. The insights I gained are now part of my first book Gleaner or Gladiator : The Struggle to Create book. In gathering together the resources to document my findings I was made acutely aware that the creative journey is a process made up of many milestones.
Just as a child does not revisit the steps taken when learning to walk, so we all move on to new ways of thinking. Some of the issues that once seemed so important are no longer seen as hurdles. There was a time when I thought that, although there were many joyous moments and I loved what I was doing, struggles would always abound and the creative path by its very nature was bumpy and difficult to navigate. What was to change my thinking and consequently my creative output was the realisation that I needed an altruistic focus, far above the mundane that had been my mainstay.
The image here is from Page 9 of the book – Glasshouse 8, a diptych which reflects a childhood growing up on an island off the Queensland coast. You are welcome to post comments. Short Pdf’s of this book are available.
