My Thoughts on Creativity

I always had a creative eye growing up.  This may sound silly but I was great at making posters, dioramas and various art assignments at school.  I became an Art Major in High School and went on to College where I continued along my creative journey.  Since creativity came naturally to me it didn’t occur to me that this was a gift and that not everyone had the same sense of creativity.  It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that I had some kind of innate ability that many people just don’t have.   

My creativity takes on many forms.  I am not only good at designing and making jewelry but I also seem to have quite a knack for interior decorating, flower gardening and landscaping and even putting on make up (go figure), among other interesting, unusual and at times surprising things.   

Although some creative aspects can be learned, I think you really must have a natural foundation.  For instance, let’s take vocal and visual arts.  An average singer can learn vocal exercises and breathing techniques to become a better singer,  an average painter can learn brush strokes and the mechanics of great color mixing to become a better painter but the best singers and painters (in my opinion) have natural talent.  Do you see where I’m going with this?   This topic has become a very interesting subject of conversation for me.  So much in fact that I’ve created an entire category on my blog dedicated to creativity.  So, let me pose a question to you.  Are you creative?  If so, do you think you were born that way or did you learn to be creative?  If you are not, would you like to be more creative?  Give me your thoughts.

 

 

~ by Linda on February 23, 2009.