| Creative Goddess |
 Creative
Memories
Scrap booking and Photo Album Making is hugely popular at
the moment. It is fun to do with family members and it is
fun to do with a few friends. The creative side is good for
the soul and if you don’t have a creative bone in your
body, there is plenty of scope of copying others ideas.
Photo Album Making Classes
Do you want to make your own personalised photo albums? Join
me for hands on instruction and assistance with your album
projects. I run Home Classes and Workshops in the Perth area.
Contact Mette Nielsen your Creative
Memories Consultant on Ph 0413 132 598 or visit www.mycmsite.com.au/mette
for more information, event dates and Creative Memories Products.
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| It is difficult to separate spirituality and creativity, as
both are tied to the notion of self actualization, stepping
beyond oneself, transcendence. Creativity is viewed to have
universal meaning that extends beyond time and self. Creative
activity combines the energies of feelings imagination and thought.
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Stay young by taking inspiration from the young in spirit
who remained creatively active all their lives.
- Goethe completing Faust at 80
- Titian painting masterpieces at 98
- Toscanini conducting at 85
- Justice Holmes writing Supreme Court decisions at 90
- Edison busy in his laboratory at 84
- Benjamin Franklin framing the American Constitution at
80.
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"Imagination is the highest
kite one can fly."
-- Lauren Bacall
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| The process of creating and one’s attitude, the way
one approaches the project, may be more important than the actual
product or tangible outcome. |
Benefits of Creativity
(Ebersole & Hess, 1998) |
There are many benefits to artistic expression. Creativity
meets developmental needs and is an essential part of the
human experience. Creative expression may accomplish many
of the following:
- Create balance and order
- Give a sense of control over the external world
- Make something positive out of a bad experience
- Maintain an individual’s integrity
- Resolve conflicts
- Make thought and feeling clear
People differ in the timing of their creative expression.
Interest in the related areas of spirituality and creativity
is growing. |
Stages of creativity:
- Preparation - where time and experiences foster creative
opportunity
- Frustration – expression and approach are unclear
- Incubation – the idea takes shape
- Illumination – the approach becomes clear
- Elaboration – a plan is developed and built upon
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How to Encourage Creativity:
Aloneness
Being alone allows the person to make contact with the self
and be open to new kinds of inspiration.
Inactivity
Periods of time are needed to focus on inner resources and
to be removed from the constraints of routine activities.
Daydreaming
Allows exploration of one's fantasy life and venturing into
new avenues for growth.
Free thinking
Allows the mind to wander in any direction without restriction
and permits the similarities among remote topics or concepts
to emerge.
State of readiness
catch similarities
One must practice recognizing similarities and resemblances
across to perceptual of cognitive domains.
Gullibility
A willingness to suspend judgment allows one to be open
to possibilities without treating them as nonsense.
Remembering & replaying past
traumatic conflicts
Conflict can be transformed into more stable creative products.
Alertness
A state of awareness that permits the person to grasp the
relevance of seemingly insignificant similarities.
Discipline
A devotion to the techniques, logic, and repitition that
permit creative ideas to be realized.
Adapted from S. Arieti
(Creativity: The Magic Synthesis, 1976) |
Limitations to Creativity
- Individual and societal influences may block opportunities
for artistic expression.
- Geographic distance or terrain may prohibit artistic exposure.
- Discrimination based on sex, ethnicity and age may block
opportunity.
- Cultural differences and deeply held values may inhibit
the exploration of new ways to express oneself.
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