Writing
I stumbled upon this quote this morning, and it completely made sense to me. When I was creating artwork it was a long process of research, digesting information, considering different angles, turning these thoughts into a piece (an actual piece of work, a body of work, a drawing, a sentence, a thought). At times it felt as though I was spending too long on something; that my time could be spent more productively, I should be moving quicker, realising the answer faster, deciding on the material sooner. But it doesn’t work like that. So when a process can take weeks (months), I would often think that I should be doing something else. For me, writing is something different. It can be much more instant. I can write something that I’m happy with in less than an hour, less than ten minutes, in a few seconds, and it can satisfy me in many of the same ways that making artwork once did. Maybe in more ways. When I’m writing it’s like there is a bubble around my brain and I’m really not aware of anything around me; there is a connection between my brain and my fingertips that lets the thoughts and words collecting in my brain pour out (bleed out) onto the screen, and when I take a moment to breath and read through it, I can’t remember what has been going on in those last few minutes. It’s like a blank sequence, or a pause in time.
What do you find inspiring? How do you like to be creative?
I think that’s really beautiful. I wish I was a better writer, I think I’m more artistic with visual things. I studied art and there was times when I would be painting when I could get lost in the same way you do when writing. I need to get back to that again me thinks x
Definitely! I bet you made some beautiful work x
Beautiful. Just beautiful. I find the same all-consuming escape in writing. For me, writing is an art of painting a picture of words – of transferring an abstract concept in my mind into something more tangible. Writing helps me make sense of the world and I couldn’t imagine life without it. Bliss.
It definitely helps to make sense of everything x
I love that quote….I always remember someone asking me why I loved ballet so much and I told them that when I was in the studio I’d rather be nowhere else and then as soon as class finished, I always wished it was just beginning
It’s like when you find certain things in life and you land in a place that you understand, where you belong 
I look forward to your novel Ms Trout 
xxx
Totally – there are always things in life that you do because you feel you should do, so when you find something that you love and willingly do, well that’s the dream!
I love this post! And the quote. I think it’s something that I used to know, forgot about for awhile, and have rediscovered through blogging. Writing is such a great outlet – for stress, for creativity, for anything.
Keep writing, girl! I really enjoy reading your posts.
x
Thank you darling! x