Many times I will put off doing a collage because I feel pressed for time, a deadline hovering just above my head like a rain cloud. But what I often forget is that on the days that I start out with a quick, mindless collage I am more productive. It is as if the collage acts as a warm up, a lubricant for my creative brain. Just getting the hand to move, just getting some bits onto the page, i have begun. I have gotten beyond not starting.
(top image -the left side shows the cover of the journal)
Posted by kerismith at February 01, 2005 11:12 AMLoving the fresh simplicity of these Keri - cool idea to do a page or two first thing. Darling journals too.
Posted by: Ali on February 2, 2005 01:48 PMKeri,
Where do you get your lovely journals?
Totally scrummy fun Keri ~ thank you so much for sharing your creative splashings :)
love and laughter
Leonie
I find the same thing happens with writing. If I start my day by writing something just for fun -- whether it's a wacky e-mail to a friend or something more creative just for me -- the work words flow that much more easily.
Posted by: Ann D on February 1, 2005 06:57 PMsuch lovely sensual work ahhhhh...
Posted by: Kim on February 1, 2005 06:51 PMI do the same thing. I usually start my day with a sketch done just for me. It does help get me through the blank-page-stage. :)
Posted by: penelope on February 1, 2005 03:20 PMChel, Thank you for sharing that memory!
Posted by: Pinky on February 1, 2005 02:57 PMYour morning collage habit reminds me of something that Mr. Zingarelli used to do (he was my favorite teacher- he taught me art in high school). He knew that a blank sheet of paper paralyzed me, so he would come and lay his hands, often full of charcoal, pastels, and paint, on the blank piece of paper right after I pulled it off the shelf. He'd say to me "There, now you can't 'ruin' it. It's not perfect. Work."
Posted by: chel on February 1, 2005 12:35 PM