Find the Artist Within

2007-07-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

Find the Artist Within

Would you like to find out what those-in-the-know have to say about Creativity? The information in the article below comes straight from well-informed experts with special knowledge about Creativity.

Can anyone be an artist?

People admiring my work often say, " I could never do that! " I say, " Yes, you can! "

Eight years ago, during a very difficult time in my career in personal-finance ( Downsizings, layoffs - let's not talk about it, OK? ), my company sent me to a development plant for female executives.

I came out of a particularly thought - provoking discussion group and penned the following very prophetic free verse.

Threads They Oral

Mimi said, " Why don't you paint again? " I verbal, " There's no time. I crunch numbers now. "

Carole said, " You can do it! " I said, " No. I don't think so. "

Cheryl said, " You have an artist within. Reach down. Bring it out. " I said, " My numbers? they pay the bills. Though, God knows, they don't feed the soul anymore! "

Martha said, " There's a strength within you. " I asked, " They why do I feel so weak, so beaten? "

Bob said, " Reach for the sky. Be your mother's daughter. Write poetry. Feasibly the answer lies within. " I reached. I created. I wrote. I discovered.

The threads came together. I design tee - shirts now. On a dazzling dazzling beach. I write my musings in between. And share them with other artists - - - like me.

I didn't really dwell on these thoughts at the time because I ended up taking numero uno retirement and had no intention of going back to work. " Threads They Said " got filed away with my poles apart work files. I only unearthed it recently and was stunned to realize how it all has clock in true. Except we don't live on a glorious sunny beach, we live on a mountainside overlooking a beautiful lake - close enough
for me! And now you are some of the other artists I share my musings with!

I believe anyone with a creative eye can be an artist. If you know what you like when you see it, you can be an artist. If you know what someone else will like, you can be a commercial artist. You solo need to find your medium or craft.

To find the artistic spirit within you:

1. Think about your abilities, not your dis - abilities; what you can do, not what you can't. Maybe you're good with the computer. Think lucid arts. Maybe you wield a mean needle. Think of practical sewn items to which you can add artistic touches. Today with the mammoth dispense of craft materials and kits to get you started, there's far-reaching for everyone - or I should say - meaningful for every artist.

2. Determine your bliss. I once peruse that if a woman thinks back to what she most enjoyed when she was between 8 and 11, she can identify her bliss. For men, it's between 10 and 14. They mature later, you know - some women would say never. If, at that age, you were always making " stuff " ( doesn't matter what ) and loved having your own crayons ( that no one
else was allowed - under penalty of death - to touch ) and maybe your own set of colored pencils, art and crafting could be your bliss. If you took particular joy in actually producing something - an end product - rather than just messing with all those agitative ( or should I say, messy ) paints, you almost certainly have an artist within.

3. Browse a local crafts superstore or Internet crafting sites ( please start by browsing around TheArtfulCrafter. com! ). Go up and down the aisles, whether virtual or real, and see what appeals to you. Purchase a few kits. [Aside: If you intend to sell what you make from the get - go, be sure to consider what will also appeal to your later customers. ]

4. Don't be afraid to pop something new. To me, a sub - definition of artist is " someone who is always trying something new " - new techniques, new media. You have ittle to lose - the cost of a kit or a few tubes of paint - and very much to hike!

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by Eileen Bergen The Wily Crafter www.theartfulcrafter.com

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Find the Artist Within