My artistic weapons of choice are walking and reading.
During my daily walks, first thing in the morning, I take a lot of pictures with my cell phone, which always serve as illustrations and inspiration for my writing. Reading is like a fuel that feeds my creative fire. That's how, like a high-performance athlete, I train my "muscle" that allows me to write.
My biggest artistic weapon is love. Love of story. Love of the way story calls to me and draws me into a world I would not have discovered without the mysterious power it wields. I believe story is an energy that takes up residence in our bodies (and souls) propelling us through the day. Failing to honor the story by bringing it to life can doom one to living a reactive life, or, as Emerson characterizes it, an "unexamined life." Bringing a story to life is a creative act that mirrors the original (natural) birthing of the universe and replicates the birthing of humanity.
Wonderful interview, Kathryn. I really love the idea of your textile art line. I often think that you could develop a program as described and train people to share the "workshop" with others. I don't think "franchise" is the right word, because that implies a lack of or rules against individual creativity.
My artistic weapons of choice are walking and reading.
During my daily walks, first thing in the morning, I take a lot of pictures with my cell phone, which always serve as illustrations and inspiration for my writing. Reading is like a fuel that feeds my creative fire. That's how, like a high-performance athlete, I train my "muscle" that allows me to write.
I love that. I want to get back in the habit of daily walks.
You just need to start. Then it becomes a habit that you don't want to give up
My biggest artistic weapon is love. Love of story. Love of the way story calls to me and draws me into a world I would not have discovered without the mysterious power it wields. I believe story is an energy that takes up residence in our bodies (and souls) propelling us through the day. Failing to honor the story by bringing it to life can doom one to living a reactive life, or, as Emerson characterizes it, an "unexamined life." Bringing a story to life is a creative act that mirrors the original (natural) birthing of the universe and replicates the birthing of humanity.
Such a beautiful way of phrasing this. Thank you for sharing it.
Wonderful interview, Kathryn. I really love the idea of your textile art line. I often think that you could develop a program as described and train people to share the "workshop" with others. I don't think "franchise" is the right word, because that implies a lack of or rules against individual creativity.
Just post-nap musing.
Excellent thoughts. Thanks for musing here.
Apparently my musings also include the overuse of scare quotes