Your thoughts on repetition and change chime true for me, Sam. As a psychologist, I have found that the biggest changes happen not by intention, but by an organic emergence from the same old same old.
I found this piece about repetition helpful. I tend to move on to something else if I feel bored or that I’m being repetitive - there’s something in the collective unconscious that urges us/me to “try something new” rather than stick with the uncomfortable feeling of boredom. Thankyou!
So true, Debbie - the idea that creativity must always be about novelty, and that exploring means going someplace else rather than looking more deeply at where you are right now, is drilled into us!
Even though I never (until now) comment, I love reading your posts. Thank you for them and for that extraordinary photo of the sun beam falling across the moon-lit darkness.
This is so helpful. Thank you. I have been worrying about a second piece of work I’ve recently made being too similar to something I made earlier in the year. Of course it’s similar, but it’s also completely different, trust John Cage to explain it so well too! Enjoy your travels.
Okay, the combination of your art combined with sunrays equals an amazing pairing. I'm already taken by pretty much everything you share here, so this is practically overwhelming. So good!
Your thoughts on repetition and change chime true for me, Sam. As a psychologist, I have found that the biggest changes happen not by intention, but by an organic emergence from the same old same old.
Fascinating to hear this echo across disciplines, Baird.
I found this piece about repetition helpful. I tend to move on to something else if I feel bored or that I’m being repetitive - there’s something in the collective unconscious that urges us/me to “try something new” rather than stick with the uncomfortable feeling of boredom. Thankyou!
So true, Debbie - the idea that creativity must always be about novelty, and that exploring means going someplace else rather than looking more deeply at where you are right now, is drilled into us!
Even though I never (until now) comment, I love reading your posts. Thank you for them and for that extraordinary photo of the sun beam falling across the moon-lit darkness.
Thank you Helen. As a mosaic artist you certainly know a thing or two about patience and repetition!
This is so helpful. Thank you. I have been worrying about a second piece of work I’ve recently made being too similar to something I made earlier in the year. Of course it’s similar, but it’s also completely different, trust John Cage to explain it so well too! Enjoy your travels.
Yes I sometimes think we need to circle back like a dog looking to pick up the scent again. It’s not linear. And yes, John Cage is the Biz!
Oh my goodness, the moon bathed in a sunbeam. 🤩
Okay, the combination of your art combined with sunrays equals an amazing pairing. I'm already taken by pretty much everything you share here, so this is practically overwhelming. So good!