| | A brand new Moleskine begs to be used.
Or in my case, not used.
I have one that has been sitting on my shelf for well over a year now. I've had high hopes for it: a sketchbook (for when I really sketch) or a journal of a certain trip I might take (but have yet to actually do) or even a place to paste in lovely things that other people have created. But to no avail. It has remained untouched. I wasn't sure of all the reasons why. But this week, I met with Louise. She helped me see more clearly.
Louise is the one who will oversee the design stream of my MA. She's not my supervisor per se but she is one who I will touch base with about my process. And on Friday, I told her my process is Stuck. She reminded me that creative process actually requires work and discipline and suggested that I create a habit of writing and sketching so I could release the clog. Not for any particular reason or outcome but just because it's good practice. So like a laxative for what's congested in other regions, I opted to "pop a pill" by opening my moleskine.
Page one of this beloved clean slate is now officially a mess. It's
ugly, unordered and lame. And completely ruined. I hate it and don't want to show anyone this undesigned garishness. But to get me started on this road to Unstuckness, I had to wreck the book. Being stuck is usually a result of continuing in the same direction with no result. So while I consider my ordered ways a help in most cases, they were becoming a hindrance to my creative process when it came time to move in a new direction. So with this practice, I am attempting to reorient myself toward the discipline of creativity. To let go of an ordered way and find something new in the writing and sketching that this book will contain.
Who'd of thought that making a mess required discipline? Seems oxymoronic, doesn't it?
Perhaps someday I will eventually show you how the process unfolds. I have titled it: Wreck The Book.
But for now, trust me, it ain't pretty. And for the record, I think messy is the new order.
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| | Posted 9/23/2007 6:07 PM - 77 Views - 4 eProps - 4 comments
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