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Lynn Mason's avatar

I love this. I wrote down my favorite lines from this article and plan to put it on a one-pager, large font, so I see it everyday. However, the most poignant words for me are “do anything that interrupts inertia”. I am a Gemini, so I not only have to do that for myself, but my other self, so I fight double inertia.

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J A JASINSKI's avatar

A good reminder to keep it true.

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Christine Kerr's avatar

And for a different angle, composing music meant first finding inspiration, usually lyrics, listening for the melody first in my mind, finding stacked harmonics (chords), then decide what music would work best with the lyrics. I would quite often load up the manuscripts with possible renditions, then cut back, cut back, cut back, until what was left was the right tone and execution. I went through a lot of pencils and erasers, and distracted driving. You never know when inspiration will hit. 🎶

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Annette Wilzig's avatar

Excellent article! In the last few months, I started to add something to my art journals and that is to write out the steps (in order hopefully) that I need to do when creating an assemblage. Since doing this, I rarely have to go back and "fix" something that should've been done before a step or done too soon. This way I can visually read/see/realize how to make something so much easier which makes so much better sense than instead of going backwards the hard way to do something. Order. Works for me. I'm lazy by nature and prefer to do something easier than harder as I don't need to prove myself to anyone. I really dislike having to fix some stupid mistake that I could've/should've avoided had I just thought out the correct order of things. Thanks again for another well thought out article.

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Cecil Touchon's avatar

"I'm lazy by nature and prefer to do something easier than harder" That is called elegance.

An "elegant solution" is a smart, simple, and effective way to solve a problem that requires minimal effort and resources to achieve the best possible result. It is often non-obvious and can address multiple issues at once, achieving maximum effect with minimum complexity.

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Annette Wilzig's avatar

OK, I'll take it (was going to call it a spin but that's insulting). I don't get off on complexities.........making them or dealing with them. Simplicity has its own merit and is actually smarter. Thanks for your feedback.

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Jim Wimberg's avatar

Just what I needed to read today! Thank you Cecil for reminding me to just do it. START something- anything, and the rest takes care of itself.

This a great article! I’m saving this one to my CT archive. I often refer back to your saved posts for inspiration and clarity of purpose. And that really helps.

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Jim Wimberg's avatar

I took time for myself last night and started a new 8”x10” collage. First time I’ve worked on a collage in months. I’m going to call this “unblocked”. Feels good.

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