Reply To: How does one “create” something?

[spikeyxxx]

Hi Grant.

I do not know if I correctly understand your problem, but here is what I think.

You already have the creativity, so that’s great. You say that something halts you when you try to materialize your ideas. I think that  that is you, who is halting you. Maybe you are afraid to fail. I gather, that you are a perfectionist? Then try not to be one for a moment. If a project doesn’t work out, that’s okay. Try another idea. The main thing is to start working on something. If it takes longer than you think it should, that is totally fine; you WILL get faster through experience. It seems to me that you put too much pressure on yourself and that is holding you back.

Also you say that you want to be an artist in stead of just imitating one. There is nothing wrong with imitating; this is how we learn. If you imitate long enough, you will, at a certain point, probably feel that you have become an artist. And if not, than that’s not the end of the world, at least you will have had fun. Again, do not pressure yourself.

 There is no “How to become an artist in 10 easy steps”, or something like that. In my experience, artists have a different way of thinking and a different way of looking at the world than “normal” mortals. Do not feel inferior, just because you are not one, or at least  you do not feel like you are one. Again, if you imitate artists long enough, you will most likely start to think like an artist and you will start to see the world in a different way.

This void you are talking about is not as big as you think it is; do not be afraid to cross it, you will not fall into eternal darkness.

You do not need to properly structure your creativity, just start creating and have fun. After some time you will find ways to organize the process, that works best for you. But for now forget about control, because I think that you are just using it as an excuse to not start; “I do not know how to properly put my ideas into stone, so I can’t start…”

These are just my ideas and I might be completely wrong, but everybody is wrong sometimes, so I’m cool with that;)

Still,I hope it is helpful in some way or another.