I really enjoy this analogy because I relate to it a lot in my own process. I think what also came to mind was the fact that, even when I have some thing in my imagination that I want to produce on canvas, that what I see in my mind is never exactly what comes out on the canvas. It doesn’t mean that my artwork has failed. It is a reflection of my current skill set, the materials I had available, etc. That affects my ability to create what I truly had in mind.
I also think about the fact that, even as I bring something out of my imagination onto the canvas that there are also other intuitive processes that will make me add in details that I didn’t originally see or think about. The work is never exactly as I put it together in my mind, but ultimately, the work is still impactful and successful. So it just makes me think of some of the perfectionism that we struggle with in manifestation in terms of imagining one thing, and then allowing the process of it all to come together in it’s on the way.
That's a really great point. I often remind myself that the creative impulse is what needs to be cultivated. That's the flame you really want to keep burning all the time. When the creative impulse is healthy and strong, the artistic acts will come -- I might like this piece more than that one, but it won't matter, as the impulse will keep true work coming forever.
I really enjoy this analogy because I relate to it a lot in my own process. I think what also came to mind was the fact that, even when I have some thing in my imagination that I want to produce on canvas, that what I see in my mind is never exactly what comes out on the canvas. It doesn’t mean that my artwork has failed. It is a reflection of my current skill set, the materials I had available, etc. That affects my ability to create what I truly had in mind.
I also think about the fact that, even as I bring something out of my imagination onto the canvas that there are also other intuitive processes that will make me add in details that I didn’t originally see or think about. The work is never exactly as I put it together in my mind, but ultimately, the work is still impactful and successful. So it just makes me think of some of the perfectionism that we struggle with in manifestation in terms of imagining one thing, and then allowing the process of it all to come together in it’s on the way.
That's a really great point. I often remind myself that the creative impulse is what needs to be cultivated. That's the flame you really want to keep burning all the time. When the creative impulse is healthy and strong, the artistic acts will come -- I might like this piece more than that one, but it won't matter, as the impulse will keep true work coming forever.