I relate to this so hard, as my job can drain all my creative energy and then some. It gets to the point now where what once was my passion in and out of work (drawing), I no longer have as a passion at all, I still do it but I don’t love it.
It isn’t all bad though, it opened up other doors where I could, and did get that spark back. Now, even when I’m creatively drained from work, having some thing’s that are totally different from my job but still very creative has helped me keep the two separate and leaves me plenty of space to be and stay creative.
Ah yes, that is also my biggest fear. I love and passionate about photography so much and I don't want it to reach the place where I slowly hate it, maybe due to burn out etc.
I guess finding the balance is important too, like you said, having some things that are totally different could help! Thanks for sharing your reflection too, buddy!
I’ve always had the perspective that I’m not an artist because I don’t hesitate for a second to share what I’m doing, think about it or worry about approval or criticism from other people. I just post whatever I feel like when I feel like it.. if it catches an audience and generates a conversation that’s a bonus.
Thanks, Michael! Yeah agree, I also now just create what I want to create, with the intentions of telling my own views/stories and onversations and connections comes as a huge bonus!
I absolutely experience this, and I love The Creative Act. I look at it as releasing art requires practice in the art of Zen. It can become hard to block out the noise both internally and externally, but if we stay in the moment and let what has happened or might happen go, we can freely release our work into the world and let it be.
I relate to this so hard, as my job can drain all my creative energy and then some. It gets to the point now where what once was my passion in and out of work (drawing), I no longer have as a passion at all, I still do it but I don’t love it.
It isn’t all bad though, it opened up other doors where I could, and did get that spark back. Now, even when I’m creatively drained from work, having some thing’s that are totally different from my job but still very creative has helped me keep the two separate and leaves me plenty of space to be and stay creative.
Ah yes, that is also my biggest fear. I love and passionate about photography so much and I don't want it to reach the place where I slowly hate it, maybe due to burn out etc.
I guess finding the balance is important too, like you said, having some things that are totally different could help! Thanks for sharing your reflection too, buddy!
I’ve always had the perspective that I’m not an artist because I don’t hesitate for a second to share what I’m doing, think about it or worry about approval or criticism from other people. I just post whatever I feel like when I feel like it.. if it catches an audience and generates a conversation that’s a bonus.
Thanks, Michael! Yeah agree, I also now just create what I want to create, with the intentions of telling my own views/stories and onversations and connections comes as a huge bonus!
I absolutely experience this, and I love The Creative Act. I look at it as releasing art requires practice in the art of Zen. It can become hard to block out the noise both internally and externally, but if we stay in the moment and let what has happened or might happen go, we can freely release our work into the world and let it be.
Yeah true, again, like Rubin said, "Once the work leaves your hands, it’s no longer yours to hold, it belongs to the world."
I guess, I need to focusing more on what I want to tell rather than what people might think about it later. Thanks for reading!