Everyone is creative, right?
To me being creative is being artistic, musical; it is seeing things in an innovative and original way. By that definition I am not creative, in fact I was once asked not to display my year eight art because my painting was ‘too hard to understand’. Just so you know we had to draw something that made us happy- I painted a canvas blue and said ‘water’ made me happy, I thought A+ for effort they thought not!
Anyway, high school grudges aside people use the word creative in relation to me in… creative ways, such as “what a creative car park!” or “that’s a creative way of cooking pasta”. Most of the time I think they might be making fun of my obscure way of getting things done, but may I remind you they are the ones who used the word “creative” not me. I am jealous of anyone who can draw more than a lop sided love heart and a daisy flower. I wish when I got bored I could just start drawing, or playing an instrument…
But can creativity be more than just the ability to paint or play an instrument? I believe some people express creativity through their energy or in the way they think and behave, and by that definition maybe we can all be creative.
(Harry Styles)
I know firsthand that @SJG is creative in the most obvious sense; she has mentioned it on the forums before and I have seen her work, in fact I own a piece. So on Monday join myself and @SJG to see how one very uncreative person (myself) and one very creative person @SJG, navigate the world of creativity.
Whether you can draw, cook, organise well, tell jokes, write well, or even park your car well, Join us on Monday at 8pm.
if you are feeling uninspired, blocked or in a creative rut, what's one thing you could do to try and bring some creativity back into your life? (Check out what this RO.com user did!!) Even in the most creative ways?
i have discovered that from what you guys have said im crative... im not sure how to harness it though.
Maybe try something new? or challenge myself a bit more to step outsife of my compfrt zone
if you are feeling uninspired, blocked or in a creative rut, what's one thing you could do to try and bring some creativity back into your life? (Check out what this RO.com user did!!) Even in the most creative ways?
Splat Art, SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE FUNNEST THING EVER!!! Especially if there is more than one person in the group (aka water balloon art, you fill water balloons up with paint (preferably water based) and you can throw it at a canvas sheet or at each other)
Go Outside and take photoes
Read
Call nan - she has a brilliant mind
@delicatedreamer It is so much fun... My friends and I usually wear white stuff and we enjoy watching colour being added to ourselves
@EloiseRose wrote:
if you are feeling uninspired, blocked or in a creative rut, what's one thing you could do to try and bring some creativity back into your life? (Check out what this RO.com user did!!) Even in the most creative ways?
i have discovered that from what you guys have said im crative... im not sure how to harness it though.
Maybe try something new? or challenge myself a bit more to step outsife of my compfrt zone
I'd say...set up a pinterest account. You can find HEAPS of stuff you can bake on there. And also just lots of DIY stuff to do around the house etc that might get you going.
Alright guys... here is one for you ponder
Have you heard about art and music therapy? How might art or music therapy help in a tough time?
Have you heard about art and music therapy? How might art or music therapy help in a tough time?
I currently do both! I think it is what has helped me the most with my recovery.
Don't know if I mentioned that I play drums in a bad... thats got to be creative at least a little bit.
Have you heard about art and music therapy? How might art or music therapy help in a tough time?
Yes...I actually considered pursuing a career in Art Therapy before I started my Radiotherapy program (which I have almost finished) and I have been really excited and motivated to head down this route in another 10 years or so (I totally believe in reinventing yourself and can never imagine 1 career for life). So yeah...will be interesting to see the road I end up travelling.
And...I use art and music therapy during my online psych sessions (drawing and listening to calming music). With my face-to-face psych I play with play-dough. Helps relax me.
Have you heard about art and music therapy? How might art or music therapy help in a tough time?
As an OT student I've heard of both of these and both really interest me, especially music therapy. I think that both could be useful either as a way to distract a person from what is going on in their life, or to help them express how they are feeling.
@SJG oh...and also pet therapy! If I did become an art therapist I would want to integrate animals into the sessions as well. (I have had many scientific conversations with my psych about all this stuff. :P) But I like your plans too!!
@EloiseRose wrote:
@_sagira_ i want to know more about what you think! is it helpful ? I'm interested now
About using the play dough in my sessions? I've been seeing my face-to-face psych for over 2 years now and I started up with an online-psych at the beginning of the year (recommended to me by lifeline). My main goal with the online psych was to develop strategies that would enable me to 'open up' and be more 'vulnerable' in sessions, as I was so aware of what my body was doing and her watching me (although you know...she probably wasn't half the time), but I was altering my behaviour.
My online-psych asked me what would make me feel more comfortable and I told her that I always drew when I spoke to her. We tried this with my face-to-face one, but I couldn't pick up a pen...it was too much. Then I read one of the art therapists tumblr posts (that I follow) and she mentioned she used play-dough with clients. So I asked my face-to-face one if we could try that. She also gave me a whole bunch of otehr things I could fiddle with, but I stick to the play dough and YES!!...it has helped tremendously!!! I just knead it in my hands when I am feeling anxious and it gives me something to focus on instead of my body. 🙂
@_sagira_ thats awesome!!! I cant wait to be an art therapist now, or to use art therapy within clinical psyhology. And pet therapy YES my sister is an animal scientists and we have had this discussion also, so much potential there!!
If my girlfriend wasn't asleep I would be playing the drums now...
Thanks guys for the interesting chat tonight, distracted me from so seriously shit stuff going on in my life right now!
Now back to reality... Got to go deal with stuff...
Bye everybody.
Jay.
Sorry to hear you are going through some really rough times, happy to help distract/ offer advise!
Keep reaching out !
