How to Make Time for Art
The key to making time for art is the ability to say "NO". If you say "yes" to everything that is asked of you, you will not
have time to be creative. And it is so easy to say "yes" to all
kinds of things and so hard to say "no". It is hard to say "no"
to immediate family, extended family, demands of friends,
organizations, messy houses, cluttered basements--the list
is endless. Making art takes lots of time. It not only takes a great deal of
time to do whatever it is you are creating, but it also takes a
great deal time for what most people would consider "down
time". Artistic down time is a foreign concept to people who
are not artists. Our society values busyness over artistic
incubation, but you cannot create art without it. You will feel immensely guilty saying to yourself that your art
is more important than time spent with a certain friend,
organization or clearing out that large dust bunny that is
appearing under your bed! But ask yourself, if there was
something really crucial, wouldn't you slash everything that
was unessential in your life to take care of it. The answer is
yes. Do the same thing with your art. Learning how to say "no" takes practice. You may want to
communicate to your nearest and dearest your new priority,
so they won't feel emotionally abandoned. From time to
time you will get sucked into situations and events; and it
takes a great deal of effort to find a balance between
creating art and also having a meaningful life outside of that
endeavor. But remember, "no" is a complete sentence. It will take
everyone some time to adjust to your new way of living.
There may be a lot of grumbling from a lot of people, but if
creating art is really important to you, let them grumble
away. You'll find out who your friends really are. The ones
that really care about you will want what's important for
you--to create art! © Mary Baker 2005 Mary Baker is a contemporary realist painter, whose studio
is in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This New England city,
north of Boston, has been the inspiration for the artist's
realistic oil paintings. Mary Baker is a professional artist and
has shown in New York art galleries. You can visit Mary at her website, Mary Baker Art, http://www.marybakera
rt.com , see her beautiful paintings and read her
commentary on a variety of subjects concerning art,
including Why Buy Original Art and Art, Artists and the
Web--Why Every Artist Should Have Their Own Website.
Related News
Storytime teaches social skills, creativity - Gulf Coast Newspapers
Barracking for Barack - SmartCompany.com.au
Barracking for BarackSmartCompany.com.au, Australia -4 hours agoThird, sound business planning and active engagement of all key stakeholders in innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial activity that establishes a ... |
Creativity without destruction? - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Creativity without destruction?Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA -4 hours agoBY SONYA SORICH - ssorich@ledger-enquirer.com -- Creativity is frequently perceived to go hand in hand with some degree of psychological instability. ... |
Creativity lost in computer crash - Lindsay Daily Post
Creativity lost in computer crashLindsay Daily Post, Canada -19 hours agoSo who pays for my lost creativity, my downtime, my loss of revenues? My current project is forecast to gross somewhere in the vicinity of 135 million for ... |
BBC Motion Gallery Clip Creativity Challenge winners shows real flair - PublicTechnology.net
Portsmouth Lose Niko Kranjcar... and Creativity? - Bleacher Report
New London exhibition shows the creativity of Berlin - photographypress.co.uk
Downtown event will celebrate creativity - Toledo Blade
Downtown event will celebrate creativityToledo Blade, OH -21 hours agoThe celebration of creativity called “Beyond the Dream” will take place in the courtyard between the Fifth Third Bank building and the Crowne Plaza off ... |
Saudi novelist wins Arab creativity award - Saudi Gazette
Saudi novelist wins Arab creativity awardSaudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia -4 hours agoParis – The Lebanese Cultural Forum in France announced the Arab Creativity award to Saudi novelist Rajaa Alem, Wednesday. The forum’s head Nabil Shagra ... |
Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education Seeks ... - Wisbusiness.com
|
|
 |
|
|
RELATED ARTICLES
SoulCollage - Combining Collage Fun with Spiritual Practice
SoulCollage? is a unique blend of spiritual practice and the fun of collage. Using our intuition and imagination, we create a deck of collaged cards where each card reflects a different aspect of who we are. The cards are then used to assist us to access our own deep wisdom and help us answer our life's questions. You don't need to be an artist to do SoulCollage?; all you need is a willingness to go within.
Are You A Creative Meathead?
Remember Archie Bunker's description of what a Meathead
was on All in the Family?
12 Ways To Boost Your Creativity At Work
As workplaces continue to rightsize and downsize, we all find ourselves doing more with less. How do we stay ahead of the workload while staying sane? The key is to put your creativity to work for you so you can do more with less and shine like never before.
Becoming Radiant: Boost Your Teams Creativity with Mind Mapping
I don't take notes anymore. Instead, I create one wildly colorful, creative and inspiring page whenever I need to make a decision, prepare a presentation, or plan an event. That whole two-column plus and minus approach? Gone.
Why Do We Need Creativity?
Creativity is central to the management of our individual lives, but in modern times few people are able to access this as a resource. Alan Watts writes in The Wisdom of Insecurity:
Get your Creative Juices Flowing
Copyright 2005 Cherry Communications/Be Heard Solutions
Push The Right Button
You can live a much more successful life than you think! Just push the right button and see how it opens the doors of success for you. Yes, its so simple and easy. Yet the great majority of people fail to achieve success. Why? Because they push the wrong buttons.
Make EVERY DAY An Artist Retreat Day
What do you enjoy most about going on an Artist Retreat Day? For most of us it's getting away from our "normal routine", having our creativity sparked by new surroundings and having the luxury of "open time" to work on our creative projects.
Connect with Your Inner Artist
In the "Roadblocks to Creativity" e-course, we look at the 7 most common things that block our creative expression. So, if we're "blocked" when we're facing those things, what are we like when we're free of them?
Top Ten Creative Strategies for Inspiring Creativity Where You Work and Play
Websites, automobiles, milk cartons, living spaces. Design saturates every aspect of our lives and the difference between success and failure could be the color purple, could be the person that you talk to every morning when you wake up, or could be the amount of light that streams into your office every day.
Creativity Management ? Working From Real Life
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.
Learn A Life Skill TODAY!
Did you ever watch your grandma knitting?
Its Time to Get Out of the Box
"It is never too late to be what you might have been. "(George Eliot)
Creativity Management ? Artists and Creativity
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.
Creativity: Getting Out of the Box
Leadership, especially in times of change, depends increasingly on the ability of managers, professionals and even front line workers to think and do things differently. In other words, to get out of the box!
7 Things Sapping Your Creativity Right Now
This was a very easy article to write. I was late in getting started this month, and as my publication deadline got closer and I could no longer wait until I "felt" like writing an article, I was forced to sit down and do it. In doing it, I thought about the last month (when I meant to be getting started on this as well as other creative projects), and I identified seven things that have gotten in the way of my creativity. Maybe you'll see yourself in some of these.
Creating Reality ? Discovering the Magician Within
We all create our own reality each and every day, whether we are aware of the power that we possess or not. We all have a built-in mechanism that runs twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three-hundred-sixty-five days a year, non-stop.
Gift of a Letter
"What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart; they have all the fire of our passions." Letter from Heloise to Abelard (from Gift of a Letter by Alexandra Stoddard)
Creativity Management ? Its All About Routine
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.
The 7 Simple Steps To Harnessing Your Creative Power And Achieving Incredible Success
Let me repeat what I believe is the most powerful and
fundamental knowledge available to man:
|
