“Perhaps creativity itself is a series of returns. Returning to attention. Returning to curiosity. Returning to materials. Returning to questions. Returning to ourselves.
… Time away is not always an interruption to the creative process. Sometimes it is part of the process itself.
Matthew Burrows, “On Return“
Every now and then someone asks me if I draw or paint every day, and every time they seem surprised when I say I don’t. After all, how many times haven’t you heard that doing this is a crucial part of being a “real artist”?
I think it’s adds an unnecessary layer of stress. There is more to creativity than pencil on paper alone. Some days are for looking, and noticing, without translating onto paper.
