A Journey into Creativity
Come with me on our journey
into creativity, rediscover, expressing, exploring,
learning through research, sharing & inspiring you to thrive on your path too wherever the direction drives self expression
kazsart is a helping hand a friend along with you
use this site as a dip in dab service like it's in line with your energy levels as a prompt, guide to be used frequently when required
There's thought prompt all around this site leading us to better ways than now
Let's get moving with conscious change
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Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognise ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others and entertaining ourselves and others.
csun.edu
I really like this definition and feel it's very fitting to be here on the blog it's where I require to restart my journey
In a little bit of creativity !
Especially of the self and being uniquely us!
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It’s really hard to believe in life sometimes
It knocks you down too many times
and sometimes you just don’t want to get back up
Don’t you make mistakes ?
Get the wrong end of the stick ?
Live life too much sometimes by your emotions, how you feel
is it the right way ?
Am not sure
Is it just the way you do things or the pattern you learn
Is it a habit
or just the way you react to things
by being defensive to protect you from getting hurt
is this learnt naturally or are we nurtured?
I don’t know
Lifes about questioning
leave your questions here
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Kaz's Art
Hi Kaz here
I set myself a challenge last week to make a gift box
I thought it would be a really good idea to have my jewellery send out to you
in these little charming hand made gift boxes spreading a bit of my art around too
but I have since found out that I can't follow instructions
Which I thought I was really good at, actually
as being a single parent for many years I have put up many things such as wardrobes, cupboards, beds,
and a number of very hard to follow instructions that always come along with set up toys etc
so I did think I was quite a handy DIY sort of gal
maybe thats my problem I thought I knew it all already
so I just went ahead and thought on my first attempt
I would use this as my template for making more of my charming little hand made boxes
But trying to put them together was impossible!
So silly handy DIY sort of gal went back to it with the same template again to try a more tougher cardboard this time
which I glued with PVA glue (note to self get some adhesive spray glue) and decorated it with this cute shiny wrapping paper
which i found very cute - will look the picture this will wow
then an hour later the glue still hadn't dried, my charming little hand made mess looked awful with its wrinkles everywhere!
Warning: Do Not Use PVA glue with wrapping paper (unless want a wrinkly look)
and after all that I still tried to follow it, yes i did with sticky fingers and my wrapping paper
slowly disappearing around me
I again folded it up again and declared I was absolutely rubbish at box making lol
What a complete and utter mess
it did look a kinda cute looking mess in the now disappearing wrinkly wrapping paper
So by my third attempt I went back to the instructions I realised I had cut pieces where I should have been folding
so template number 3 was made
this time back to card I cut and tweaked and finally got a gift box "Yipeeeeee"
but not very charming
handmade yes
and still not ready!
So for now I will continue to send out my jewellery wrapped and packed.
Shout out about any creative messes you have in the comments below
Creativity is all about having fun and carrying on
so see you here next week
Kaz x
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Kaz's Art
Wikipedia says
Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work or a painting).
Scholarly interest in creativity involves many definitions and concepts pertaining to a number of disciplines: psychology, cognitive science, education, philosophy (particularly philosophy of science), technology, theology, sociology, linguistics, business studies, songwriting, and economics, covering the relations between creativity and general intelligence, mental and neurological processes, personality type and creative ability, creativity and mental health; the potential for fostering creativity through education and training, especially as augmented by technology; and the application of creative resources to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
"It's funny"
as we grow older it seems of all the parts of us that make us who we are
its our creative self that can be the most neglected
Its often at the bottom of our to do lists
or else we see creativity as a big " C " a different way of life
and the property of artists and poets.
But real creativity with a small " c " belongs to all of us
and can be applied to anything
from painting to fixing things or starting a business
It is less about what you do than how you do it.
"By connecting with our creative self, it puts us in touch with our inner compass. We see where we have made decisions that are making us unhappy" says Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way (Pan Books)
These exercises will nurture and cultivate your creative side.
Within days you will notice how different your world starts to look
Take a fresh look at you - Seeing ourselves through a very narrow prism is a sign that our creative side is in desperate need of nurturing.
Start your creative journey with this exercise:
For five minutes write a description of yourself.
Stop. Cross that one out.
Set the timer for three more minutes and describe yourself again without using anything from the first description.
Stop. Cross that one out.
Set the timer for three more minutes and describe yourself again without using anything from the first two descriptions.
Now you're finally getting to the beneath all that other stuff.
In this last description, you may find the real you, the one beneath all those titles and awards and achievements.
Getting to that might help you set different, more authentic goals.
All set to nurture our journey into creativity ?
Its starts in really being curious and interested
acting on our impulses
with just paying attention to our own experiences in life
Then we just have to find time to do it as much as we can.
Shout out your answers in the comments below and lets explore our answers
dreams and ideas together
Kaz :)
