“Codeine Dreams: Hole in the Sky” (2005)
An entry from my own file of past mistakes… in retrospect, not a bad image after all.
Today’s is the second in a blog series by Mark McGuinness, “Breaking Through Your Creative Blocks,” entitled “Fear of Getting It Wrong.” This one jumped out at me because I have been there oh-so-many times myself, and there are oh-so-many times worried fiber artists have written to the QuiltArt list asking “What am I doing wrong with this piece? Please take a look and give me your opinion.”
The post uses musicians and writers as the examples of creative people, but there is much there for us as visual artists as well. I especially like point #1:
“… do something to get out of your head and into your body. Your head is where all the worrying and judging and agonising happens. Your body is where the rhythms live, where your heartstrings are.”
Go read it. Then head to the studio and make a mistake today.
