Interconnectedness is the key word in my philosophy on the creative process. This view has emerged organically from my own experience in life and art.
Like the ancient tradition of shamanism with the power to unify our lives through ceremony and pilgrimages to sacred places, a deep awareness of our interconnectedness can unify or help us recognize unity in the seemingly disparate elements of our lives. That awareness has opened to me a way to learn and teach that centers not on hierarchical and linear methods, but on organic growth and development.
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How do we keep the dream of a creative life burning? How do we find moments to create amidst mortgages, bank accounts, work life, children, and the demands of everyday domesticity?
As I’ve discussed more on my Painting Page, creative expression in any form helps to keep the dream alive.
Maybe I have only ten minutes to play my flute. Then, I play my flute. Perhaps I can steal 30 minutes to make a sketch of the backyard or a pear from the fruit bowl. It’s late at night, maybe even the wee morning hours, all asleep. Could I apply magenta or prussian blue in a slow, meditative wash on a sheet of luscious Arches handmade paper to form a backdrop for a painting another time? Simply the color and the craft of the handmade paper feeds the spirit.
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