Creative Perception
Creative perception is both universal and unique. We all have perceptive qualities and our own individual way of seeing. Let’s take a closer look at how this can unfold. Hopefully my initial thoughts prompt your own considerations. Thanks, as always, for reading!
Notebook Entry
No one else in the world has your way of perceiving, relating, and expressing creativity.
As a poet who has attended a number of workshops over the years, I can attest that when participants are provided with the same writing prompt, no two pieces of creative writing are the same. By extension, we could all be engaged in the same assigned activity whether painting in art class, preparing dinner, or building a piece of furniture (examples are virtually never-ending) and each of us would produce creations distinct from each other. This is a beautiful, freeing phenomenon.
Whatever your making, you have your own approach based on your experiences, talents, and expressive choices that translate into distinctive creative delivery. Over time I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of developing deep appreciation of creative difference(s) marked by persistent curiosity. In healthy creative practice, we expect and respect differences, and learn much from each other. It’s a great honour to be in the company of fellow creators actively making in the world. Difference brings opportunity to expand our creative horizons and grow from shared experiences.
Questions can serve as valuable prompts leading to helpful insight(s). What do you observe about your own perceptions in your making? Alternatively, what does your making show you about your perceptions?
By way of appreciation, let’s celebrate our differences. One way to do this is by offering encouragement, which we all need from time to time. Whose creativity can you encourage this week? What ways can you do that? Remember that encouragement comes in many forms—options include but are not limited to: compliments, supportive reviews, and donations (time, energy, and money as possibilities). Get creative!
Yours in the making,
Maryann