I have had the good fortune over the years to take several doll making classes from Wendy Froud along with Toby and Brian on occasion. It is usually a three day course in which you create a doll under their tutelage. My first doll was a bit of a disaster but I learned. By the last time I took the course, I had both Wendy and Toby pushing me to do better because they knew I was coasting. I created one of my favorite dolls ever who I call Goat Boy. <\/p>\n
It is three days of nothing but being creative with a group of creative people. You can get a lot done in those days because, other than meals, you have no worries but building your doll. <\/p>\n
DragonCon is another place were I find my creative brain going into overtime. Talking to my friends and learning new things from various people at the convention gives me so many ideas for things I would like to do both building and writing. <\/p>\n
There are a number of conventions that this happens at especially those that we consider our family conventions. <\/p>\n
Then there is the return home and back to the day to day things that must be done and things that need to be done.<\/p>\n
All that energy from the convention seems to fade away into the mundane of the world. <\/p>\n
I sit down to be creative and my mind goes to all the other things I could be doing rather than this that seems self-indulgent.<\/p>\n
I have to remind myself that my creative endeavors are as important as the rest of the things around the house. I cannot feel guilty about carving out some time for me. Creative time like Gym time is me time and that is something I need for my mental health.<\/p>\n
The biggest obstacle is carving out the time, sitting down, and nothing happens.<\/p>\n
Nothing. Big ol\u2019 crickets.<\/p>\n
And that feels horrible. I know at my core I am a very creative person.<\/p>\n
I cannot use pressure to get me moving because I never like the results. <\/p>\n
Nor can I give myself all the time in the world or I would get nothing done. <\/p>\n
So I have to discover the balance that works for me.<\/p>\n
Not that it always does. I have stared at materials knowing what I want to create and just can\u2019t. I have to walk away before I make mistakes.<\/p>\n
But out of the mistakes sometimes comes my best work or my worst.<\/p>\n
Eventually the cloth has to be cut, the clay sculpted, the words written. <\/p>\n
I just start so that I will move forward on the project. <\/p>\n
The energy that I feel from being with other creative people fades over time and some of the ideas get shelved.<\/p>\n
And it can be very frustrating.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s creativity.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for the support system I have that allows me to be creative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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