Monday, 30 March 2015
Artworks by Jyne: Sparking Creativity
Artworks by Jyne: Sparking Creativity: Sparking Creativity www.artworksbyjyne.com After a long, treacherous, never ending winter there are signs that Spring is emerging! T...
Sparking Creativity
Sparking Creativity
After a long, treacherous, never ending winter there are
signs that Spring is emerging! The smell of dampness, rain and an ache in the
bones that is hard to shake…but you don’t care because you know there are
better days to come.
What to do when Winter has drained all your creative
energy? When sparks left over from the
past are non-existent, put out intentionally or unintentionally. No sparks. Not
even the small signs of Spring are enough.
The idea of ‘Spring Cleansing’, of ‘Spring Cleaning’ comes
to mind. Getting rid of ‘stuff’. If your mind, your heart, your home are filled
with ideas, people & things that no longer have a place in your heart its
hard to let anything new in. Empty & let go. Be brutal. Clean house on all
levels. Let go of dust covered mementos that no longer have meaning, let go of
people that drain or take rather then feed you, let go of old ideas and plans
you will never get to. Do it for everything: clothes, books, projects, people.
If it doesn’t bring you joy anymore let it go. If its
something “you may get to someday’ or you are holding on to hopes that
‘something may happen one day’..let it go. If it’s meant to happen it will.
Bigger, brighter and better.
They are all things that take up space in your psyche and
your environment. Clutter.
Creativity needs
‘new’. It needs space to develop. Like a fire needs to breathe so does
creativity. So do you.
Give yourself the gift of ‘letting go’ and emptying out. As
hard as letting go can be holding on can be much harder. Happy Spring..and
getting some creativity sparked!
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Artworks by Jyne: How to get your Creative Mojo Back!
Artworks by Jyne: How to get your Creative Mojo Back!: Tips on how to get your creative mojo back After months of darkness, cold days, frigid nights, no sun and an incredible desire ...
How to get your Creative Mojo Back!
Tips on how to get your creative mojo back
After months
of darkness, cold days, frigid nights, no sun and an incredible desire to do nothing it’s
time to start stirring again. Here are a few tips to get started
· *Take 5-10mins
to meditate daily: to empty the mind of the worries of the past and the
anxieties of the future. Of words said & unsaid, of scenarios you can’t
change, the “what ifs”, the fears of loss and lack. This will give you the
space for new ideas, new insights, dreams and inspirations.
· * Heighten
your senses: Instead of running through life..SLOW down. Take it all in. In a
single moment or event notice shapes, textures, scents, temperature, colours
and sounds . Life becomes way more
exciting and stimulating when you tune in.
· * Get out of
your creative comfort zone: try something new! If you paint with acrylics paint
with watercolours. If you paint, try sculpture. Paint blindfolded with abandon.
Don’t play it safe! Expanding your boundaries opens all kinds of possibilities.
· * Take time
for solitude; take a wander in nature, in silence if possible. Breathe and
observe. A simple 20min walk can do wonders to lift the spirit, re-energize and
re-inspire. Do it often.
· * Be gentle
on yourself. If your creative juices aren’t over-flowing, your passion is a
mere spark or non-existent…don’t worry it will come back !
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Artworks by Jyne: The Sleeping Trees
Artworks by Jyne: The Sleeping Trees: The Sleeping Trees As the last leaves drop from the trees and as the trees let go of what was they let themselves go bare. Allowing the...
The Sleeping Trees
The
Sleeping Trees
As
the last leaves drop from the trees and as the trees let go of what was they
let themselves go bare. Allowing themselves to stand naked, no foliage to hide
behind. They stand alone together to sleep and to dream allowing Winter to
envelope and throw a blanket of darkness over them.
They
go within.
A reminder to let go of what was and be open to what will come. Stay
in the moment. Remember that hibernation and reflection allows for much
needed down time. Allow for it. A rest from action. A time to repair, to empty
and let new ideas germinate and grow.
Even
creativity needs a rest. To regenerate,
to renew and to refill.
Write
ideas down, sketch but don’t force it. Be like the trees..allow for the silence.
The ideas will come and creativity will come back.
It
always does.
Enjoy
the dreamtime!
Sunday, 5 October 2014
The Light is Dimming
The light is dimming.
Mornings are dark, hard to catch a ray of sun after 6pm.
A little less outward energy,
with a little more reflection and self-reflection.
Creative fires are dimming.
Getting ready for the big
sleep.
The ideas/projects/dreams of Spring
or Summer not come to fruition?
Not enough time? Not good
timing? Not finished?
Discard the frustrating ones.
Keep the important ones. Some of the creative embers from the fires of other
seasons can be dreamt with until Spring.
Curl up and dream with them
but remember to dream other dreams too. Realize that there will always be new
dreams, new ideas and new creative projects. If the embers of old dreams cant
be brought back to life know that there will always be something new to spark
creativity. That is what Spring is all about. That is what life is all about.
Prepare to hibernate. Until
then draw something, write something and create something every day. These may
well become the ‘slow builders’ in the Dreamtime of Winter to re-emerge in the
Spring as the catalysts to spark the creative forces within.
Happy preparation for the
Dreamtime!
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