Linzé Brandon's Blog, page 17
March 24, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - could boredom help your creativity?
Today I am not going to say anything except that this was an interesting concept for me, and I am going to share it with you.
Enjoy!
💚Linzé 💚
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March 21, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 11
I mentioned in my previous post that planning is part of the creative life, and it is. It should be, and it is a good thing when you plan time to spend doing something creative. Last week life had other plans for me and my creative time did not happen until Friday.
Do I feel guilty about it? I do, but not because I did not draw or paint anything. I felt guilty for letting you down. I did not send out my newsletter and I did not post on ...
March 14, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 10
This week I will share a little more boring(?) detail of my creative life. So here goes:
On Monday I went for tax training. But while the lovely lady explaining stuff to me went to ask someone else the answer to a question I had, I realised that I simply did not have the time to do the monthly tax calculations for my company. So I decided to let my auditors carry on with the task and just send me the invoice. I know that I can do the work, but I also know that my diverting my focus, is not the be...
March 10, 2021
The #CreativeLife - Keeping up the practice
There is a saying that I am sure that you have heard about at least once: practice makes perfect. And then I am sure you will agree that perfection is not attainable, so why should you bother?
If you think back to when you learned something for the first time, was it easy to do it? Of course not. You practised it over and over again, and with every practice session, you became more skilled and improved your understanding of it.
And creativity in any shape or ...
March 7, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 9
April is blog challenge month, and today the participants are revealing their themes for their 26 days of blogging. I am taking part as well, and my posts will following my blog theme for 2021: aspects of the #CreativeLife. But instead of boring you with 26 posts of my daily life, I will be sharing some of my artwork, as well as a few bits and pieces of info about the things influencing the creation of art projects.
For more info and seeing what other bloggers will be up to >> Twitter #AtoZChal...
March 3, 2021
The #CreativeLife - the journey is the motivation
People often say that you need to follow your passion and that will make you happy. In the context of this post, I am not going down the road of happiness, but rather discuss a few thoughts about passion and motivation. I don’t believe that following your passion will contribute to your creativity long term. Passions burn high, and like anything with a hot fire, it does not last very long. Of course, passion is not a bad thing, but it can be tragically short living. Kin...
February 28, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 8
I spent the week on my own with hubs away to take photographs at a safari park in KwaZulu Natal (or KZN as we locals call it). I don't mind the solitude and usually spend my non-working time catching up on art projects that are behind schedule.
Calendar week 8 highlightedYeah right. This time I spent more time procrastinating by watching my latest addiction on Netflix: Korean and Chinese series. Since I don't speak either language ...
February 24, 2021
Exploring the creativity of the #CreativeLife (Part 4 of 4)
The post today might seem counter-intuitive to you because painting a canvas or writing a novel is usually a solo event. How does a community come into play in a creative life?
I think most people could appreciate the fact that the author needs the services of an editor and cover designer, but these are professional services usually paid for. If your concept of a community follows the same interpretation as mine, you are thinking of people on a creative path sharing the exp...
February 21, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 7
Frustrating week. I have several jobs ready for testing or finishing, but waiting for my clients to either fix something or submit the correct documents. Then there is one job where we have to get the batteries discharged. Since these are not your average phone battery, it will take time and some serious safety measures to get it done this week.
Week 7 of 2021 (calendar)Our art group is working on a junk journal, and we decided to start with pages dedicated to a colour per page. I have done a few...
February 17, 2021
Exploring the creativity of the #CreativeLife (Part 3 of 4)
Do you find it easy to own up to being a teacher, or doctor, or engineer? Then find it near impossible to tell people that you are a writer, an artist, or sculptor. Why is having a creative life such a difficult thing to put out there?
Here are 5 ways to rethink your creative life
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illuminated letter L
1. We grow up being told that a creative life is not good enough, we have to study or do something real. Since I only started my creat...
