The Creative (ADD) Process

Published May 18, 2013 by The C-Sweet

The other day I talked to my friend (and fellow Widener alum) Lou on the drive home from work and one of the things we talked about was our thought, or creative process. By “our” I mean those of us who are adults and aware that we have ADD. It’s not the ADD that’s the point of this post, nor is the creative process specifically. It’s just that Lou does some of his best thinking with a cigar in one hand and a pen in the other outside by his fire pit while gazing at the stars. While he’s out there he’s writing down his thoughts as they just flow uninterruptedly . I totally get that. I get that because I have discovered that I have two ways of thinking. The more obvious one is the way I think about things as things are happening and I need or want to react and/or respond to them. But it’s the second way I think that is my creative process and in order for this to occur I need quiet.

Now a quiet room or quiet outside surroundings are great – like the icing on the cake, great – but in order for this cake to get baked in the first place my mind mut be quiet. I need the kind of mind-quiet that sets up the rare and beautiful experiences I’e had when talking to God–heart to heart type talking to God.

What I’ve learned as I’ve moved along in my spiritual journey and my yoga practice (I wanted to mention the yoga even though I don’t consider the spiritual journey and the yoga practice to be mutually exclusive) is that since I’m aware of this quiet and the benefit that comes out of it I can intentionally seek out and best of all FIND the mind quiet. Now, as I reflect on this life lesson I find it intriguing that all the while I was being quite successful at going after my goals and reaching personal and professional milestones I was always searching for something. I didn’t know what the something was though until I found it–go figure. So right now I’m here outside of my church with my sketch book and my markers and realize I’m at the cool, must sought-after yet often out of reach mind-quiet place that allows me to be in touch with myself and my Life Source (God) and I’m taking the opportunity to write about it and maybe do a little sketching after. Here’s a photo of the original writing in my sketch book….

10 Ways To Clean Up Your Creative Process (forbes.com)
Yoga and Art Retreats (heartwoodhealthandyoga.wordpress.com)
What is your creative process? (kickingthepants.com)

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From the “Bad Blogger Couch”

Published May 15, 2013 by The C-Sweet

I realize I’ve been a very bad blogger over the past month or so and I have a reason, not an excuse. I’ve been under the weather and have just not felt much like writing. On a positive note I have been painting and drawing and submitting new artwork to my gallery on deviantArt thecsweet.deviantart.com . No one wants to hear the details about what was ailing me so let’s just say it was the return of an issue I’ve had before and the medicine made me dizzy and nauseous this time so I was feeling like ass for the better part of 2 weeks.

Now I’m back to work, back to my blog, back in the game and I have loads to do. Having a friend go through the process of getting a house ready to put up for sale has kept me moving despite the illness. So inspired by friend, whenever I had a little energy I cleaned out a cupboard or a drawer or shampooed a carpet or whatever. Now I’m feeling better and I have lots more to do…and a few draft blog posts to get back to – see I wasn’t totally asleep at the wheel….

Just Opened my Zazzle Store – FromTheCSweet

Published April 27, 2013 by The C-Sweet

I couldn’t resist designing a Messenger / Laptop Bag with my “Color Eruption” collage image on flap. This will be a gift to myself for sure!
I’m was so excited to discover this Zazzle.com site because I can upload the images of my paintings, drawings, and collages and then order a wide variety of merchandise adorned with my image of choice.
Many of my drawings would make great greeting cards, note cards, iPad and iPhone skins or covers. The variety of items that can be customized with my artwork is really amazing. You have to see it to believe it.
Please check out the current selection and help me decide which drawings/designs to upload next. Visit my gallery at http://goo.gl/rTIYZ to view all of my drawings and do your shopping at http://www.zazzle.com/fromthecsweet

I posted the link to Zazzle.com on the sidebar to your right as well! Happy Shopping!!

Using Zazzle To Start A Business For Artists And Graphic Designers (josietook.wordpress.com)

New Paintings Added to deviantArt Gallery – Buy Prints

Published April 20, 2013 by The C-Sweet

Palm Fronds in Fuscia

Birdcage

Best Friends

new paintings and new collages added to my gallery at deviantArt.

Go here to order prints, cards, etc. http://tiny.cc/j0luvw

Spring Sports

Published April 20, 2013 by The C-Sweet

The best part of having two kids in three sports each isn’t when the schedules mesh so nicely that you have time to do everything without losing your mind b/c you don’t have the ability to teleport yourself and your crew all over town…….no, the best part is when there’s a severe thunderstorm the night before a Saturday full of games and the game times AND locations move around and they still mesh so nicely that you have time to do everything without losing your mind b/c you don’t have the ability to teleport yourself and your crew all over town….

today’s 9 a.m. flag football game scheduled for Algonkian is moved to 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope; today’s 10 a.m. flag football game scheduled for OLOH is moved to noon at George Washington U at Ashburn. Apparently with the sun shining as brightly as it is Opening Day for Little League is going on without us over at the fields……The times and places for the 12:30 soccer game and the 4:00 baseball games are stet…..so far…..

AND I SPOKE TO SOON – no sooner had they left for the first game than rocket scientist gets the call to come into work – they’re attempting the launch that was scrubbed the other day……now I have to get up from my cozy tea-drinking, computer surfing nest and get moving….boo!

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The Creative (ADD) Process

From the “Bad Blogger Couch”

Just Opened my Zazzle Store – FromTheCSweet

New Paintings Added to deviantArt Gallery – Buy Prints

Spring Sports

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