Peter when asked what he does about writer’s block, he says nothing since he can’t afford writer’s block since he writes for a living. He will leave one project and go onto another and work on that and then get back to the original project. When he knows he has a deadline looming, he tends to work hëll bent for leather on that project alone. He is a professional about his writing. Right now he is working on several things which he needs to get done (or close to done) by Farpoint.<\/p>\n
I have read over the years various books on creativity and awaking the artist within. I have even gotten part of the way through the artist’s way. A lot of these book talk about letting your inner child out to play and be creative. I have always wondered why your inner adult isn’t creative. What is it about being an adult that makes us less creative? I think they are using the word child the same way that they would use the word freedom. The Freedom to create is a very special and wonderful thing.<\/p>\n
When I create a puppet or solve a problem on how to create the puppets in my head, I get a special warm feeling in my soul. It is empowering and there is also a sense of satisfaction that I can figure these problem out. There are still puppets running through my head that I haven’t gotten into this world. Some of them will probably always stay in the abstract but others are closer to being made.<\/p>\n
Caroline drawing has taken another jump. She doesn’t like to copy things but strike out on her own and see what she can come up with. I am going to add a few of her current drawings to the others I have saved. She has been making treasure maps with figures in them that look a little like something out of Invader Zim (which she has never seen) or Gorey’s work. Kind of creepy but cool too. I encourage her to draw and we work on other crafts too. I know that the way that the school system is going, I am probably going to be the one to encourage her creative spirit. And I want to do that because I can see that she is a very creative individual and I want her to keep that part of herself intact. I can say honestly that my parents encouraged me to be creative from the time I was small and look at me now.<\/p>\n
The freedom to create is a gift and one that needs to be nurtured and played with on a regular basis. It is something I hope I never lose. And it is something I hope that Caroline will have hours of fun with.<\/p>\n
Now I am off to be creative with fur, fabric and foam.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for all the encouragement I got from my parents to be a creative person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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