Getting Unstuck from a Creative Rut
Recently, the subject area of creativity has been coming up a lot for me. I had several emails final week from readers asking where I discover inspiration for DIY projects and how I get unstuck from creative lulls.
For the almost part, considering it'south related to DIY projects mainly, I've been directing people to my Skillshare class, The How To on How-Tos, where I share iv ways to detect inspiration, get unstuck, and come up with creative solutions for DIY projects. But there is something new I've been doing more recently that I've institute super helpful likewise. And so, I thought I would share it hither…
Every so often, I jump in the car and just get-go driving, with no real destination. It may sound strange, but information technology's actually been helpful to me. *You tin also bike around instead, if yous prefer not to drive.
I've been enjoying exploring areas outside of my neighborhood to clear my head and/or discover inspiration. Just seeing new things that I don't typically wait at or drive past day subsequently mean solar day really helps to get the wheels turning. No pun intended.Do you e'er practice this?
It also has been a good exercise for me to try when I'one thousand feeling flustered or annoyed about something.
So, here's an example of how this whole random driving around thing has helped me with my creativity…
The photos above are from a spot Sarah and I found, while driving effectually 1 day in Murray Loma. Which you may call up equally the backdrop from this Read This post, for the 2d edition of The Handmade Market. When nosotros drove by, I immediately noticed (and loved) the bluish grey color of the corrugated wall and the greenish vines growing upwardly over the graffiti.
We took some photos of me playing around with the vines and the combination of my pink nails and the green vines inspired the color scheme for a projection I did shortly after these photos were taken…for donut ice cream sandwiches. Random, I know. Only hey, if it works, information technology works.
***Quick annotation…The donut ice cream sandwiches were posted the day before the Read This post I'g referring to, but they were actually shot after. Only to brand things as confusing as possible. Ha.
Where do you go when y'all need inspiration? Exercise you lot have any rituals, that you lot endeavor, to snap yourself out of a artistic oestrus? Like driving around in the motorcar or going for a bike ride?
Photos past Sarah Eddy for Paper & Stitch
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