Recently, I have to set up a goal for myself. The one I came out was to sit down more and do/work on some projects. This goal was set for a writing class. I write about it in a paragraph. I thought I was clear and that the paragraph was well written.
As I was letting this goal simmer in my head, as I thought how to put the intention into reality. It is where I received a mental brick in my head. It became clear in my head. What I tried to convey, in my goal, was self discipline. It is not the first time I want to go in that direction. This time, I don't know why, I was not able to express it as clearly as now. The way I had put it was in general term but it comes to express self discipline. It is something that I find difficult to do.
A few years ago, I had a lot of free time, so I wasn't in a hurry to write or do other creative projects. Now, there are other area of my life that demand some attention. I have a bit less free time to sit down and express myself. The need is there, maybe a bit more present now. The need is more pressing. Immersing myself in creativity help me get some creative energy out. It is also therapeuthic. It help me feel good.
There are days where I do a minimum level of creative expression. The minimum, for me, is writing in a journal. There are days where I feel it is not enough. I have to work on my schedule to palliate that. It will probably takes some time before I find something that will work. Some experimentation to do for the next few days...
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Online learning
There is a few sites where I go to learn. Many are kind of causual like about.com. That place have various topics. It is more to learn on personal interest. It is more informational. Not every section is for professional. It is how I see this site. I have use that place to dig a bit deeper on some recent interest of mine (like soap making, looking at some projects on jewelry making...)
There are other sites I go that are more specific. I like to go on writing.com. I don't post my writing often there. I want to invest a bit more time there. I like the possibility of reading other people's pieces of writing and leaving a comment to them. I sometimes envy some writing that I wish to have written.
On the theme of writing, I have took a few paying writing online classes. I have gone to this site: http://www.writingclasses.com/index.php. I have taken some classes there. It is fun to learn more about writting. The only problem is that I start to have more experience and knowledge on this topic. I sometimes feel some déjà vu on the theory.
All this lead me to wonder. I wonder if there are other places where I could learn. I found two sites on the Russian language. I am thinking to return to learning Russian. I was a poor learning when coming to Russian. I am ready to try again. Maybe that learning by myself will be better. I found two sites:
http://www.russnet.org/
http://masterrussian.com/
It is a start. I am still searching to find other sites where I could learn more on some topics. Those topics are more interests that I want to dig deeper. I will keep an open eye, in the eventuality that I stumble on something. Learning help me create. Inspiration can string from a new information. It had happened to me in the past.
There are other sites I go that are more specific. I like to go on writing.com. I don't post my writing often there. I want to invest a bit more time there. I like the possibility of reading other people's pieces of writing and leaving a comment to them. I sometimes envy some writing that I wish to have written.
On the theme of writing, I have took a few paying writing online classes. I have gone to this site: http://www.writingclasses.com/index.php. I have taken some classes there. It is fun to learn more about writting. The only problem is that I start to have more experience and knowledge on this topic. I sometimes feel some déjà vu on the theory.
All this lead me to wonder. I wonder if there are other places where I could learn. I found two sites on the Russian language. I am thinking to return to learning Russian. I was a poor learning when coming to Russian. I am ready to try again. Maybe that learning by myself will be better. I found two sites:
http://www.russnet.org/
http://masterrussian.com/
It is a start. I am still searching to find other sites where I could learn more on some topics. Those topics are more interests that I want to dig deeper. I will keep an open eye, in the eventuality that I stumble on something. Learning help me create. Inspiration can string from a new information. It had happened to me in the past.
Monday, 23 February 2015
Soap Factory
I just had a look at this video on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ietQhr4J7qE&index=794&list=WL
It is an urban explorer who go into an abandonned soap factory. I like the video. It is just sad that the soap factory was so empty. It is a very old soap factory and it was pretty much bare when the cameraman visited the place. It been abandonned since a long time and it show. No material for soap making. If there wasn't any mention in the title, I wouldn't have guessed it was a soap making factory. It is really empty there.
It made me wonder. What a more recent abandonned soap making factory would look like? I would also like to compare that with an actual soap making factory. I am curious about ordinary soap being made. I saw some excerpt of Marseille soap being made. They are stamped. Otherwise, I am curious on how manufactured soap are made. It is sure they are doing it in large quantity. I know how small scale soap making is made, I have made a few batches (I am a beginner, btw). I also made a lot of melt and pour soap. Would like to see how it is made for the masses. I don't know if it had been made.
New search for me to do. I think I will start a list of research to do. Would be more out of curiosity. I doubt it would be useful for other creative projects. It would be more a fun trivia to impart to others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ietQhr4J7qE&index=794&list=WL
It is an urban explorer who go into an abandonned soap factory. I like the video. It is just sad that the soap factory was so empty. It is a very old soap factory and it was pretty much bare when the cameraman visited the place. It been abandonned since a long time and it show. No material for soap making. If there wasn't any mention in the title, I wouldn't have guessed it was a soap making factory. It is really empty there.
It made me wonder. What a more recent abandonned soap making factory would look like? I would also like to compare that with an actual soap making factory. I am curious about ordinary soap being made. I saw some excerpt of Marseille soap being made. They are stamped. Otherwise, I am curious on how manufactured soap are made. It is sure they are doing it in large quantity. I know how small scale soap making is made, I have made a few batches (I am a beginner, btw). I also made a lot of melt and pour soap. Would like to see how it is made for the masses. I don't know if it had been made.
New search for me to do. I think I will start a list of research to do. Would be more out of curiosity. I doubt it would be useful for other creative projects. It would be more a fun trivia to impart to others.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Busy times
The next few weeks will be a bit more busy than usual. I have a few things that had been added up in my schedule. It won't be as hectic as last week. It is just a new routine for the next few weeks. Blogging won't change. It just mean that I will have less time to sit down and create. It is a bit of a shame. Right now, I would have the right mindset for some inspired writing. I don't know if I will be able to do some here and there, in small chunk. I will have to try that. Of course, I will bring with me some pen and notepad. It is always good to bring them while out of home. Inspiration can be triggered easily sometimes.
It sadden me a bit to be that busy. I am in one period of my life where I need some time to sit down and create. Not just writing. To do various projects. Not just to escape. I need to think while doing a piece of jewelry, for example. I need to focus my concentration on one thing at a time. Next autumn will also be big. I may have to change a few things. I will have to think for a few options for this fall. I am in a period of many uncertainties. Maybe I will need to takes some drastic decision, even if I had been advised otherwise.
I don't like the situation I am in. I have to see where are my options, what I can do, plan a and plan b. It is where creation comes in. I need to connect with something tangible and concrete. To be hands on. With the schedule of the next few weeks, I will not be able to do as much as I need to restore a balance. I am pretty much on the go. There will be some days where I will be too tired to do anything else. It will be going around and going to various places. I can't do much or what I like when going out of home. I will have to be creative if I want to get things done. I will probably have to do some sketches of jewelry pieces, for example or taking notes for stories. I won't be able to do peyote stitches, that for sure. I already have to be vigilent with beads while at home. I don't want to loose any beads while out of my place.
I still lucky to have good parts of evening free. It is where I have the biggest chunk of time to be creative. It is hard for me to do anything during the day. This automn will be trickier because I will have even less time on the evening, if plan a works. Being a creative person is not always easy. It is not fun to have to resort to a schedule for creation. It kind of kill the sudden inspiration. It also push me on the impression to go on a more professional side. I am not really ready for becoming a professional artist. There are a lot of things I have to decide before making the jump to the professional side of creation.
It sadden me a bit to be that busy. I am in one period of my life where I need some time to sit down and create. Not just writing. To do various projects. Not just to escape. I need to think while doing a piece of jewelry, for example. I need to focus my concentration on one thing at a time. Next autumn will also be big. I may have to change a few things. I will have to think for a few options for this fall. I am in a period of many uncertainties. Maybe I will need to takes some drastic decision, even if I had been advised otherwise.
I don't like the situation I am in. I have to see where are my options, what I can do, plan a and plan b. It is where creation comes in. I need to connect with something tangible and concrete. To be hands on. With the schedule of the next few weeks, I will not be able to do as much as I need to restore a balance. I am pretty much on the go. There will be some days where I will be too tired to do anything else. It will be going around and going to various places. I can't do much or what I like when going out of home. I will have to be creative if I want to get things done. I will probably have to do some sketches of jewelry pieces, for example or taking notes for stories. I won't be able to do peyote stitches, that for sure. I already have to be vigilent with beads while at home. I don't want to loose any beads while out of my place.
I still lucky to have good parts of evening free. It is where I have the biggest chunk of time to be creative. It is hard for me to do anything during the day. This automn will be trickier because I will have even less time on the evening, if plan a works. Being a creative person is not always easy. It is not fun to have to resort to a schedule for creation. It kind of kill the sudden inspiration. It also push me on the impression to go on a more professional side. I am not really ready for becoming a professional artist. There are a lot of things I have to decide before making the jump to the professional side of creation.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Meaning in creativity
Lately, I fallen again for Peter Gabriel's music. Digging in the dirt had a big impact on me.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0C3DHp36zc It is one of his best with a few others like Sledgehammer and Steam. I must say that his music had well aged. We can't say that for every music artist. Now, that kind of artists is becoming rare, I think. They have created pieces that hare deep.
This is what I want to do. Create something that have a strong meaning. Not be just superficial. Superficiality is the taste du jour. The themes I have explored are a bit unusual. It is where I want to go. Anyway, in this modern age, area to be explore are exploding. Meaning, it is the most important.
I also feel that Hollywood is really becoming a bit in lack. They seems out of breath. They recycling old movies into new remake. They don't seems wanting to explore new ideas or go for bold ideas. I know I don't want to fall into this rut. When it comes to creating, I know what I want. It is a good thing. I know where I want to go. I do develop many ideas on instinct but I have discovered there are themes and meanings. It have a deepness to it or I can insuflate some into it without any problems.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0C3DHp36zc It is one of his best with a few others like Sledgehammer and Steam. I must say that his music had well aged. We can't say that for every music artist. Now, that kind of artists is becoming rare, I think. They have created pieces that hare deep.
This is what I want to do. Create something that have a strong meaning. Not be just superficial. Superficiality is the taste du jour. The themes I have explored are a bit unusual. It is where I want to go. Anyway, in this modern age, area to be explore are exploding. Meaning, it is the most important.
I also feel that Hollywood is really becoming a bit in lack. They seems out of breath. They recycling old movies into new remake. They don't seems wanting to explore new ideas or go for bold ideas. I know I don't want to fall into this rut. When it comes to creating, I know what I want. It is a good thing. I know where I want to go. I do develop many ideas on instinct but I have discovered there are themes and meanings. It have a deepness to it or I can insuflate some into it without any problems.
Monday, 16 February 2015
Real life can be a mess sometimes...
Real life is not fun sometimes. It can mess with myself, especially if it is at the last minute. Now, I feel out of balance and upside down because of it. Now, I am returning to a more normal mode but still, I still in an adjustment period. Life is a constant change but sometimes, it feel like a bully that pushed things around all of a sudden.
It had even upsettled my creativity a bit. Last week, I was unable to sit down and put ideas to reality. I wasn't even able to brainstorm. Too busy to open the channel where inspiration usually flow. I was doing some appointment and going around, not able to properly create. It was not a perfect week. I was not my normal self. I didn't felt good, things were not right.
Still busy this week but a new routine for the next few weeks is setting out. So, I hope to have some times to go into needed creativity. Already, writing a bit help me feel better. Maybe I should have a plan B for when unexpected even comes in. I didn't felt well last week because of that. It is a bit upsetting. Now, I know I have to do something about this kind of situation.
It had even upsettled my creativity a bit. Last week, I was unable to sit down and put ideas to reality. I wasn't even able to brainstorm. Too busy to open the channel where inspiration usually flow. I was doing some appointment and going around, not able to properly create. It was not a perfect week. I was not my normal self. I didn't felt good, things were not right.
Still busy this week but a new routine for the next few weeks is setting out. So, I hope to have some times to go into needed creativity. Already, writing a bit help me feel better. Maybe I should have a plan B for when unexpected even comes in. I didn't felt well last week because of that. It is a bit upsetting. Now, I know I have to do something about this kind of situation.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Finding/Not finding.
Life can be strange. I have stumbled on an article on fizzy toilet bombs (http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/bathbody/ss/How-to-Make-Fizzy-Toilet-Bombs.htm?nl=1)
It is how to clean the toilet with a twist. I never saw anything like that before. I haven't tried that yet, so I don't know if it is effective. I am curious, nonetheless. So, I may end up trying it eventually. I do like when something is used out of context for another purpose. I was happy to see this article. It was a nice surprise. It is nice finding little tibits of information.
On other hand, not finding what I am searching for is quite frustrating. I found a text on Eleonore von Scharzenberg. She was a noblewoman. Here a bit more information about her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_von_Schwarzenberg. I know it is wikipedia but it was pretty much all I could find with a quick search. I have seen the documentary on the Smithsonian channel. The sad thing is it is barely mentionned in the wikipedia page. I would like to confirm what the documentary on the Smithsonian channel advance in their theory. They think she is a suspected vampire. I look on amazon to see if there was any book on her. I was thinking that if she had link with vampirism, someone would have written about it. I ended with an empty search. Quite surprising. She was a noblewoman and a suspected vampire. I wonder if she was not overshadowed by Elisabeth Bathory (http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer1.htm).
I am not defeated yet. I am just vexed. I feel I should find faster and easier than other people. I have learned the techniques of searching for information. I think I need a strategy and find the information I need in the right places...
It is how to clean the toilet with a twist. I never saw anything like that before. I haven't tried that yet, so I don't know if it is effective. I am curious, nonetheless. So, I may end up trying it eventually. I do like when something is used out of context for another purpose. I was happy to see this article. It was a nice surprise. It is nice finding little tibits of information.
On other hand, not finding what I am searching for is quite frustrating. I found a text on Eleonore von Scharzenberg. She was a noblewoman. Here a bit more information about her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_von_Schwarzenberg. I know it is wikipedia but it was pretty much all I could find with a quick search. I have seen the documentary on the Smithsonian channel. The sad thing is it is barely mentionned in the wikipedia page. I would like to confirm what the documentary on the Smithsonian channel advance in their theory. They think she is a suspected vampire. I look on amazon to see if there was any book on her. I was thinking that if she had link with vampirism, someone would have written about it. I ended with an empty search. Quite surprising. She was a noblewoman and a suspected vampire. I wonder if she was not overshadowed by Elisabeth Bathory (http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer1.htm).
I am not defeated yet. I am just vexed. I feel I should find faster and easier than other people. I have learned the techniques of searching for information. I think I need a strategy and find the information I need in the right places...
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Always fun to find new craft videos
I found this craft video on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JU9AmKW71E&list=WL&index=266 It look a bit of a child project for adult. I like the result and the way to do it is a no brainer. I don't know why I haven't thought of it myself. The simplest crafting project are the ones that have great results.
I also seen some videos on how to makes paper beads. I don't include them here because each person seems to have it's way of doing those paper beads. I also found the video above mentioned with the search for paper beads anyway. The project qualifie for a paper bead because it is with cardboard and printed letters.
It gives me some ideas of my own...
I also seen some videos on how to makes paper beads. I don't include them here because each person seems to have it's way of doing those paper beads. I also found the video above mentioned with the search for paper beads anyway. The project qualifie for a paper bead because it is with cardboard and printed letters.
It gives me some ideas of my own...
Monday, 2 February 2015
Giving a new life to unused items.
I am still doing the cleaning in my stuff. I don't remember how I had stumble upon that side but I returned to the freecycle.org site (www.freecycle.org). It is a interesting place. I do have a few items that I don't want to throw to recycling and that I know it will be useful to other. It is where freecycle.org comes in. It is a site where I had put some items I don't need. There are people who need some items. So, the site is where people who have "offer" and those who have "need/want" can meet.
I have giving some items in the past and I was happy to found people interested in what I have offered. So, it was time for me to return there and makes some offer to the group in my area. Freecycle is a site with groups in it. I know that the group I am in is the town I live in. Practical for face-to-face contact to exchange items.
I hope some people will need what I am offering. It is not the case with charities' bins. Those operating those charities' bins can do what they want with the donated content. I know there had been some things at tv on those charities' bins. Because of that, I became more cautious with these. So, finding the freecycling website was a good thing...
I have giving some items in the past and I was happy to found people interested in what I have offered. So, it was time for me to return there and makes some offer to the group in my area. Freecycle is a site with groups in it. I know that the group I am in is the town I live in. Practical for face-to-face contact to exchange items.
I hope some people will need what I am offering. It is not the case with charities' bins. Those operating those charities' bins can do what they want with the donated content. I know there had been some things at tv on those charities' bins. Because of that, I became more cautious with these. So, finding the freecycling website was a good thing...
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