The Stuck Fairy will land on everyone’s desk. So don’t freak. The impulse many people have is to take a break to clear their minds. You might feel better that way, but a mind cluttered with ideas and concepts is teeming with possibilities. Creativity is dynamic. It’s closer to agitation than to relaxation.
When you hit a creative wall, don’t stop. Break through it. Throw everything you’ve got at it. Rearrange your ideas. Juggle them. Force them to give up their secrets. Professional artists and writers know that creating is work. And if the answers don’t come right away, draw or write anything. Just roll the ball forward and your brain will probably follow.
CHRISTOPHER HART’S CORNER
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Sometimes it helps to make just one mark on the painting/drawing surface. I had an instructor once who came around and put a big black thumbprint on your paper if you were just staring at it. “There,” he’d say, “now get going.” Somehow that helped!
Oh boy, that’s an effective lesson but tough to take! I had a teacher who would go around the class and draw over everyone’s drawing. Yikes.