Work in progress
There are days when being a creative soul is a real pain in the arse.
I over stimulate myself with books and words and art and photography and creative blogs and ideas and dreams and hopes and expectations. I try to squeeze every last drop of inspiration out of my day: I’ll half watch a film while reading a book; I’ll take pictures while listening to music; I’ll upload prints to my Etsy store while scribbling in my journal. Smoke will be flying out of the back of my mac as I force Photoshop to do my bidding, flicking between Firefox and Word and my email while a document saves. The postman rings the doorbell, delivering photographs and film as I rush out the door to take more pictures while the light is still good.
Life was much calmer last year when I was writing the book, but life was much smaller too. I’m slowly adjusting to this new pace of living, though I could do more and procrastinate less. Sure, I look busy, but it’s not focussed busy. My attention wanders just as my interests do: photography, writing, poetry, painting, collage, interior design. I want to do it all, hence the artistic multi-tasking. I’m ravenous these days, hungry for cameras and paint, for food and love.
I want MORE of everything.
I should probably pace myself.
Thank you for your wonderfully supportive and loving comments on my last post ~ to have such fabulous cheerleaders out there is truly a blessing. You’ve all been witnesses on this journey with me, and I’d have gotten lost many times if you hadn’t been there :-)
These are beautiful postcards! I could see a whole series of these framed on a wall–luscious!
I’m glad you’re brimful with inspiration and bursting at the seems to use all of it.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend. xoxo Star
My goodness! It’s like you wrote this for me, about me. It’s nice to know there are other creative souls out in the world that feel the same way :)
I am starting to get this myself; the only difference being, I have fit all of these things into my evenings after the work day is done. But the feelings are there…and they are wonderful and exciting and creativity driven…and a bit full of wonderful chaos.
I am so excited for you, I really am. My heart leaps with the steps that you and a few of our other bloggie friends are taking right now…creating your art, sharing your art…selling your art. It fills me, it really does.
I can’t wait to get my package from the seaside. ;-) xoxoxo beautiful you
Maybe this creative buzz is what your soul needs, even if it seems all too hectic. Isn’t multi-tasking our forte as women and its time to follow that road and not sit still. I alwasy find your posts uplifting – even the sad ones – as I see them as a journey.
Good luck!
these are all gorgeous, honey.
i love that you are into so many things and allowing yourself to go to them when inspired.
you truly deserve and need this time of exploration and play.
i love you…and i love that i see your red tea in your cup. made me miss you something fierce.
xoxo
oh those postcards are delicious! i have to finish making mine – i’ve had terrible jetlag this week.
i love to know that there are others that multi-task while creating. i giggled when i read that you watch a movie while doing something else…i’m guilty of the same, in fact as i made postcards the other evening!
Doesn’t it feel good though, to have so much creativity bursting forth? The same thing happens to me (but on a much smaller scale) and I want to do and make and try everything. It’s wonderful.
Wow! You are having a personal explosion of creativity! That’s so great, Susannah. Go for it and take it all in. I used to worry whether I should focus on one area of art rather than take on (too) many careers(should I be a photographer or should I be a….) and then a friend of mine told me to just relax ’cause it all comes from the same place within. You are putting your creativity out there in the world in words, images, thoughts and the world WILL respond to you. I’ve certainly learned that since I started blogging. And those collages are terrific, Susannah!
Wow your postcards are pretty. Go take a peek at mine when you get a chance.
It is tough to learn to balance all of these balls you’re juggling, but I have to say, I really thrive off of constant go, go, go.
Have a good weekend my dear. xo
YOu are kicking ass! BABY, this is the most jazzed up post I have read from you for awhile! You are in SUCH a different place than you were a year ago – you are OOZING with life right now and I am so. freaking. proud.
Miss you – let’s talk soon!!!
beautiful :) i so understand this creative burst of wanting too much, doing too much but having it not be nearly enough ~ so good really! wonderful postcards beautiful you :)
Oh love, I can feel the energy you’re radiating through my screen this morning, and it makes me so happy that you’re in this place. Life can be so intoxicating and overwhelmingly inspiring, and in that case going with the flow and multitasking according to whatever mood you’re in sounds like a wonderful thing to me. You can worry about being a more organised multitasker later. Cherish those moments and enjoy your wonderful creativity. xx
Oh, you would have found your way, honey. You have that spirit. But I am happy I have known you this year or so, and been along to watch your journey. It has been inspiring and moving.
:)
right now I’m wondering how i missed the whole post card swap thing. I would have loved to recieve one of these beauties. sigh.
you have captured this state of being so well! I have often cursed my over anbitous creative urges, so i can totally relate to this post. i love how your postcards are coming together…hang in there love! we wouldn’t trade this for anything, right?!? xo
I totally hear you!! I feel the same way…that everything I do must somehow be creatively productive. I am never without a series of images and ideas in my mind that I want to create, explore and build. It can indeed get frustrating sometimes!!
Oh! I so get that. I over stimulate myself too. And when I do that I get a sense of exhaustion but also exasperation… Like I want even more!
Btw – I LOVE these collages! xo
Oh! I so get that. I over stimulate myself too. And when I do that I get a sense of exhaustion but also exasperation… Like I want even more!
Btw – I LOVE these collages! xo