no longer drawn to art
Side-note: Who doesn't love puns for titles?
I liked the thought of being an artist 1, yet it isn't the path I'm meant to be on.
It's said a picture paints a thousand words, yet I'd rather use words to paint a million pictures. In that respect, my passion for creativity hasn't been phased in the slightest, it's been... Focused is probably the best word I could think of.
There's also a sense of me no longer wanting to try and fit in by forcing the act of creating art.
I'm a firm believer that everyone is wildly creative, yet that doesn't mean we have to fall into the trap of thinking that creativity means 'art'.
It's taken me a long time to realise that tapping into my creativity happens naturally when I'm writing, I've also come to understand that while creativity and being 'creative' is difficult, there is still an enjoyment or a sense of contentment that is constantly at the back of my mind, even while I'm struggling through putting words together.
I suppose the message I'm putting out into the world is that it's okay to understand certain types of creative acts aren't meant for you and walking away from them isn't anything to feel guilty or disappointed about.
You need to make sure you're honest about whether you're finding the act of creating difficult or if you're truly not enjoying the act though and that's a much more difficult conversation than I realised.
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I'm defining artist as someone who draws, paints, etc - although this does bring up the thought of the other potential definitions of artist.↩