Have you been there? I am there right now. I know I should be creating things, but I don’t seem to be able to. I have ideas of grandeur, but even picking up a pencil seems like too much effort.
Something in me really wants to paint and draw, but I sabotage my own efforts by coming up with reasons why it can’t or won’t happen.
Here are some reasons:
- I don’t have enough time to get in a zone
- I will be interrupted by my kids
- I don’t know what to create
- I need to cook/clean/do the laundry
- I don’t have a studio or a proper place to work in
If it’s not that, I end up spending too much time on the computer on facebook(which I’m currently taking a break from) or even looking at art, photography, tutorials, ideas for other projects, and I do just that– look, and don’t do or make anything.
Is anybody familiar with this behavior? What do you do when you get there, to just kick-start your creativity? How do you get out of the mire? How do you overcome accomplishing much, with little time?
I think since doing the mural for the church, I have been in this creative desert.
I have been praying alot about this next step as it concerns my art and my time and efforts. So maybe now I need to start acting…..
Would love your thoughts….