Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Photographers can always use ldeas from other artist. Here are "Life Lessons on Creativity" by Quilt Artist, Teacher and Lecture, Carol Reilly. (They can be found in the March/April 2005 issue of Fonds & Porter magazine Love of Quilting.
by Judith Reilly
1. We are all unique and gifted.
"Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable." Brenda Ueland
2. Life is perception. Not everyone sees things the same way.
"We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are." Anais Nin
3. Childlikeness: Never lose it!
"The most potent muse of all is our own inner child." Stephan Nachmanovitch
4. Don't seek permission from others and don't limit your self.
"Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach
"Take life into your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing. No one to blame." Erica Jong
5. Don't seek approval
"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." Joseph Chilton Pearce
6. We must have wings and feet. Imagination and knowledge are both essential.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
"He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet." Joseph Joubert
7. Determine what is traditional, accepted and expected … and don't do it."
"The voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust
8. Be true to yourself.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured, or far away." Henry David Thoreau
9. If we're not having fun, we're not doing it right.
"I used to wait for a sign … before I did anything. Then one night I had a dream and an angel in black tights came to me and said, 'You can start any time now.' And then I asked, is this a sign? And the angel started laughing and I woke up. Now I think the whole world is filled with signs, but if there's no laughter, I know they're not for me." Brian Andreas
10. We have to kiss a lot of frogs. We learn from our mistakes.
"A man who does not make mistakes does not usually make anything." Edward John Phelps
11. We must share our gifts to experience their ultimate blessings.
"For me, the art process is not complete without the viewer." James Christiansen
12."Solitude" and "Now": the gifts we give ourselves. Live in the moment.
"Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed." Corita Kent ¶ 4:35 PM
by Judith Reilly
1. We are all unique and gifted.
"Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable." Brenda Ueland
2. Life is perception. Not everyone sees things the same way.
"We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are." Anais Nin
3. Childlikeness: Never lose it!
"The most potent muse of all is our own inner child." Stephan Nachmanovitch
4. Don't seek permission from others and don't limit your self.
"Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach
"Take life into your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing. No one to blame." Erica Jong
5. Don't seek approval
"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." Joseph Chilton Pearce
6. We must have wings and feet. Imagination and knowledge are both essential.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
"He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet." Joseph Joubert
7. Determine what is traditional, accepted and expected … and don't do it."
"The voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust
8. Be true to yourself.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured, or far away." Henry David Thoreau
9. If we're not having fun, we're not doing it right.
"I used to wait for a sign … before I did anything. Then one night I had a dream and an angel in black tights came to me and said, 'You can start any time now.' And then I asked, is this a sign? And the angel started laughing and I woke up. Now I think the whole world is filled with signs, but if there's no laughter, I know they're not for me." Brian Andreas
10. We have to kiss a lot of frogs. We learn from our mistakes.
"A man who does not make mistakes does not usually make anything." Edward John Phelps
11. We must share our gifts to experience their ultimate blessings.
"For me, the art process is not complete without the viewer." James Christiansen
12."Solitude" and "Now": the gifts we give ourselves. Live in the moment.
"Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed." Corita Kent ¶ 4:35 PM
