I can't remember the last time I was this creatively challenged...It hurts.
Creativity has always been a part of my life, and hopefully always will be. I have a certain routine that I go through that usually leads to my most creative thoughts and works. Well for the past week now, that strategy is producing nothing but ordinary, uninspired work. This is problem, because I am working on a HUGE project right now for our company. I called in reinforcements.
Yesterday I received two new books in the mail from my friends at Amazon. The first book, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp is a New York Times best seller, and from the two chapters I've read I think it should be a great read. The second book, The Elements of Graphic Design; Space Unity, Page Architecture and Type by Alexander W. White is more of a back to the basics shout for me. I spend so much time reading online tutorials and blogs that it's nice to revisit where this whole ride started.
On top of the creative outage we have a mini-vacation planned to go visit Sum's sister in prison in Texas. We are heading out Friday morning early and won't be back until the 13th! I am extremely anxious to get a real vacation, because we haven't taken one since the kids have been around (over two years)! I am looking forward to the warmth and relaxation more than you could possibly imagine!
It will also be really nice to see Andrea (Sum's sis), and even nicer for those two to see each other again. It's a really unique situation we are in, and I think that's made us all pretty close. I do have some mixed thoughts about seeing her though: Basically, I feel guilty because everyday we are brought so much joy from a situation that brings her so much pain. She just gets the pictures of a beautiful little boy and the occasional phone call. It's a weird happy.
Good ideas or bad, come Friday morning I'll be headed out west. Hopefully I can find some inspiration along the way.
Creativity has always been a part of my life, and hopefully always will be. I have a certain routine that I go through that usually leads to my most creative thoughts and works. Well for the past week now, that strategy is producing nothing but ordinary, uninspired work. This is problem, because I am working on a HUGE project right now for our company. I called in reinforcements.
Yesterday I received two new books in the mail from my friends at Amazon. The first book, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp is a New York Times best seller, and from the two chapters I've read I think it should be a great read. The second book, The Elements of Graphic Design; Space Unity, Page Architecture and Type by Alexander W. White is more of a back to the basics shout for me. I spend so much time reading online tutorials and blogs that it's nice to revisit where this whole ride started.
On top of the creative outage we have a mini-vacation planned to go visit Sum's sister in prison in Texas. We are heading out Friday morning early and won't be back until the 13th! I am extremely anxious to get a real vacation, because we haven't taken one since the kids have been around (over two years)! I am looking forward to the warmth and relaxation more than you could possibly imagine!
It will also be really nice to see Andrea (Sum's sis), and even nicer for those two to see each other again. It's a really unique situation we are in, and I think that's made us all pretty close. I do have some mixed thoughts about seeing her though: Basically, I feel guilty because everyday we are brought so much joy from a situation that brings her so much pain. She just gets the pictures of a beautiful little boy and the occasional phone call. It's a weird happy.
Good ideas or bad, come Friday morning I'll be headed out west. Hopefully I can find some inspiration along the way.
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