The Creative Instinct

Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity

Every now and then you get to see things from another perspective – whether you like it or not. A brief and unexceptional dream did it for me this morning.
I’m in college and walking to class when I see three guys playing football (there’s a five-a-side area [...]

Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity

My head’s in a spin. I just came across the following quote from the great psychologist Abraham Maslow:

A first rate soup is more creative than a second rate painting.

Is it?

There are all sorts of ways of looking at this. I guess that certainly the [...]

Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity

Oh… I have a strange relationship with this one. I don’t believe it and I do believe it. Potentially I have way too many things to do in each twenty four hours but these days I’m much, much better at being satisfied with what I have done. [...]

Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity

I hope this make some sort of sense by the end……
Two Weeks Ago
Surfing blogs… here’s one’ first anniversary of blog… hurray! happy happy… celebration! self congratulation…
Ooh… there’s a thought – can’t be far off the anniversary of my blog… better check… when? Ooh… only two weeks [...]

Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity

A bit of a rant.
My wife, Lynda is looking for a new studio closer to home. Just a few miles away is the Ridgeway Craft Centre. It’s a joint facility that is also a local visitor attraction because all the art and craft studios are open to [...]