As a rule, I have a really difficult time NOT following directions. I don’t consider myself “creative” either. I decided to make a serious effort to change both of those characteristics. First, I joined Project Improv which you can read about here. It’s all about “quilting outside the lines”. I have made two squares for the charity quilts and I have finished a small quilt top for my granddaughter. I found it quite liberating and have posted about it previously so I apologize if you have read any of those earlier posts.
Somewhere I came across two blogs by Helen Suzanne. The first one it called…”Today’s Title is…” which I have also posted about but you can read about it here. Subsequent titles have been Indian Summer, Meeting of Opposites and Bubbles.
Today's Title is...Indian Summer
Today's Title is...Meeting of Opposites
The most recent blog by her is called…”Doodle Day“. You can probably imagine what it is all about. Again, she posts a subject and the idea is to doodle something, anything. I don’t think I have much drawing talent but she encouraged me and said it’s not drawing, it’s doodling. Luckily, the first subject was Daisy which worked well for me because most of the doodling I do includes these dumb flowers and I thought they could pass as daisies.
Daisy Doodle
The newest subject is dog but I haven’t had much luck doodling anything that looks even vaguely like a dog so I gave up and just doodled the word…dog. It’s not great but the next time will be better. At least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Dog Doodle
The idea of all these different sites is to open my mind and attempt to be creative and not follow the rules. Sometimes it’s a real struggle, working against the grain of being a follower. However, I’m convinced that if I keep trying different ideas and techniques, feeling creative will start to become the norm and it will get easier and easier.
What about you, does creativity and spontaneity come natural for you or have you had to work on it? Do you have any secrets that you want to share or maybe another site? Please feel free to share what works for you.
Thanks for stopping by…
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your lovely comment. I like the idea of everyone doing doodles… I’ve seen a few now and they are all so different.
Oh, there are always ups and downs with creativity. But if you like rules– then set your ‘own’ rules, and follow them! I like your doodling, it’s neat. I have doodled all my life, and now that I’m a quilter – it makes sense. There is something so happy about doodling… : )