Driving Creativity
You may believe that to create a new piece I would think to myself something like the following: “How could I create a unique flower inspired piece?” “I think a sun shape would be nice to make out of this yellow paper.” “Today I feel like making a cool looking star.” NO! None of that ever happens. Unlike a painter who typically has a general idea of what they want to paint I do not have a finished piece in mind. So how does my process work? Rejected and/or Potential Ideas Recently I was analyzing my creative process and realized that no matter what I work on I always start with the same fundamental idea. This idea is the very reason I want to create. It is why I want to create. It has nothing to do with what you may think. I am not trying to make a pretty flower or represent a particular thing in a new way. I am motivated by the challenge of using pa...