My green light is on telling me my creative battery is finally fully charged. (My husband will be so happy!) I smile knowing it has found it's way back to me. I'm inspired daily and my cup runneth over.The act of creating something, whether it be a logo, a print ad, a brochure, a unique photograph or some other random creative human expression, is one of my most cherished activities.
Once I’m immersed in creating something, I usually maintain that state until I complete a meaningful chunk of work such as finishing a concept [which usually sparks the next, therein lies the dilemma] Or until I run out of time due to a pending appointment, or until I’m overwhelmed by a physical sensation like hunger or exhaustion.
For example, I began designing this capabilities brochure at 9pm one evening. I worked on the bulk of the concepts for six hours straight from blank page to first-client-glance and posted it just after 3am. I remember seeing 11pm on the clock at one point, but after that I lost all sense of time. For those last four hours I never got out of my chair, not even to use the bathroom. I forgot to eat dinner. I didn’t notice that the rest of my family was soundly asleep. Or that the TV went to infomercials, I went to sleep at 3:30am and awoke just before 8am feeling totally refreshed. Okay, after about 2 cups of coffee...... somewhat refreshed. Us artists? We're a rare breed.
Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
~ Swedish Proverb
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