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The Creative Spark
Apr. 13th, 2005 08:26 amI am not going into the city. I have little to no voice this morning and it feels worse than yesterday, which I didn’t think possible. Instead I’ll find something that needs to be done around the house. I might even get that “think” time in I need for the costumes. I also have a hankering to make a mask. I have an idea for one I want to do and I think I know how to do it.
I have always been creative. Imagination is not in short supply in my family. Both of my parents are very artistic in their own way. My siblings have a diverse set of talents that we have used for various projects over the years. I thought of myself as more of a nuts and bolts sort of person rather than an artistic individual. That feeling has changed as I create more original work.
When I participated in the Froud class, I felt like a doll-maker. The Frouds knew me previously from some of my work so I went into the class with their “stamp” as a puppeteer and doll-maker. I remember that Wendy was surprised to see me since she thought we were west coasters.
When I see my costumes onstage, I feel creative. I know how much work went into them and the sketch. Costuming has become a creative outlet that I thought I had given up years ago. I love hearing the audience reaction. Peter is really good at coming up with how to do the sketch for maximum effect. He knows what he wants the audience to feel and can get them to do that. I am good at creating the visuals. There are times that I have things in pieces and Peter looks at them wondering how I am going to get the whole thing to go together. I know how I am going to do it but I can’t really explain it to others.
I am grateful to my family for supporting my creative endeavors over the years.
I have always been creative. Imagination is not in short supply in my family. Both of my parents are very artistic in their own way. My siblings have a diverse set of talents that we have used for various projects over the years. I thought of myself as more of a nuts and bolts sort of person rather than an artistic individual. That feeling has changed as I create more original work.
When I participated in the Froud class, I felt like a doll-maker. The Frouds knew me previously from some of my work so I went into the class with their “stamp” as a puppeteer and doll-maker. I remember that Wendy was surprised to see me since she thought we were west coasters.
When I see my costumes onstage, I feel creative. I know how much work went into them and the sketch. Costuming has become a creative outlet that I thought I had given up years ago. I love hearing the audience reaction. Peter is really good at coming up with how to do the sketch for maximum effect. He knows what he wants the audience to feel and can get them to do that. I am good at creating the visuals. There are times that I have things in pieces and Peter looks at them wondering how I am going to get the whole thing to go together. I know how I am going to do it but I can’t really explain it to others.
I am grateful to my family for supporting my creative endeavors over the years.
