From time to time we all get stuck when we are doing something creative. “Creative block” is a metaphor for being stuck, but to think of it as a blockage is unconstructive. Most creative people agree that the best way to overcome a creative block is to create. Creating something new always means moving away from your comfort zone and trying something new. To be creative and to produce work that the world will see takes courage. Here are some thoughts on the creative process and getting stuck and unstuck.
Writing about writer’s block is better than not writing
at all. — Charles Bukowski
If you hear a voice within you saying, “You are not a
painter,” then by all means paint, boy, and that voice will be silenced, but
only by working. — Vincent van Gogh
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. You
cannot intellectualize creativity. You can think about something before or
after — but not during. — Ray Bradbury
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more
you have. — Maya Angelou
Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get
stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall, and eventually, the wall
will yield. Perseverance, and faith in the impossible task are essential
ingredients. — Lukas Foss, composer, pianist, and conductor
Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up
and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of
lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of
work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work
itself. — Chuck Close, visual artist and photographer
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