Creativity and Passion

In the recent edition of Communication Arts magazine there were two pieces that caught my eye - one in the magazine and the other in their on-line version.
In the magazine, Wendy Richmond writes an article called "Design Culture". In this month's edition she talks about "The Creative Loop" and how observing, reflecting and articulating are three key components of the creative process. As I've mentioned in previous posts, "writers block" can come at any time and really stuffles one's creativity. How to overcome that block is one of the toughest things to do. As Wendy says, "It's not the lack of inspiration" that holds us back, but that the "initial spark of an idea is so delicate that it is often prematurely stifled". I agree - we put too much pressure on ourselves to create. Just let it happen - observe, reflect and articulate.

In the on-line version of Communcations Arts Pum Lefebure, of Design Army, talks about Talent, Passion and Creativity. It's an interesting interview and gives some great insight into the thinking of a very talented person.

On my creative front, I've just spent the past week doing what I feel very passionate about - yet rarely get to do -- Ski.
Went to Vail for the first time. What a wonderful, and huge, mountain. Was there for a week and still didn't ski all of the trails - although we tried.
I took my Canon G-9 with me. A wonderful camera with all the bells and whistles - and small enough to carry around on the slopes. The best part was that I could turn my passion for skiing into something creative.

Here's some of the photos.