tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post114012184900615347..comments2024-01-13T04:45:08.762+00:00Comments on artmixter: Creativity Rules?artmixterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088499758960154464noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post-1140224280604483862006-02-18T00:58:00.000+00:002006-02-18T00:58:00.000+00:00I'm with you on the "afterwards", Marion. I have ...I'm with you on the "afterwards", Marion. I have an idea of what I want to do, occasionally I even sketch a quilt, but inevitably, I make it up as I go along.<BR/><BR/>Shirley in New ZealandShirley Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479768160284996206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post-1140199202506195892006-02-17T18:00:00.000+00:002006-02-17T18:00:00.000+00:00Ahh - MArion, I'm both. I spend months planning i...Ahh - MArion, I'm both. I spend months planning it in my head, and then put paint to cloth. Way to cerebral for my own good, a friend says I'm behaving autistically ! But I plan the hell out of it, then do it. It seems I never have a "mistake" piece. Not that I'm always happy with the results.<BR/><BR/>AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post-1140192860817310692006-02-17T16:14:00.000+00:002006-02-17T16:14:00.000+00:00This is good stuff Marion. I have always worked i...This is good stuff Marion. I have always worked improvisationally. and the rules don[t work it's nice tgo hear that others had the same problems I had with C and Garashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381720418918528872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post-1140170604420025842006-02-17T10:03:00.000+00:002006-02-17T10:03:00.000+00:00Count me in with the "afterwards" creatives. I, to...Count me in with the "afterwards" creatives. I, too, struggled with not only City and Guilds (and found it enjoyable just the same), but every paper I ever had to write in school when they made you turn in an outline was a nightmare. I'd have to write the paper and then extract the outline. Guess I'm from the "Pooh" school: "How do I know what I'm going to say until I hear myself say it?"<BR/><BR/>I'm driven by the impulse to create, which lends an energy and enthusiasm to the act of creating that morphs into a "high." Sure as I'm sitting here typing, if I were to start planning the piece first, all of that good "juice" would drain right away. But that's me. I know it's me and don't fight it.<BR/><BR/>My hat is off to those who can plan but I've also seen some get stuck in decision-making at the paper and pencil stage when my guess is if they had fabrics on a wall, the decision would get made for them. (I'm sure they could cite an example of how their method would serve me better too, though.)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325271283002672292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20380818.post-1140125703324923622006-02-16T21:35:00.000+00:002006-02-16T21:35:00.000+00:00I'm an afterwards and struggled with C&G for this ...I'm an afterwards and struggled with C&G for this reason... but I still enjoyed it. I still feel like I must sit down and do a design plan and everything before I start and whenever I do, I always get bogged down. I'm glad it's not just me. Doing the journal quilts really freed me from this.Liz Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987457791506274380noreply@blogger.com