In one of my seminars this week I came to the realisation I need to stop overthinking every little thing I do when it comes to a creative practice. We were free to explore with collage using imagery we liked as well as imagery given to us. I love collage, with a lot of my Pinterest being full of these creations. However, when it came to me starting this task, I looked at all the images in front of me and had a little panic. Why you may ask? Because I felt like I needed to make it look a certain way and I didn’t know how to achieve it. I took a step back after thinking this and realised I need to get out of that academic strategical mindset and allow myself to experiment and not think deeply about each step I was doing. Simply, I needed to remind myself to have fun with it and there is no right or wrong way.
After thinking this, I began cutting up the images I was given and arranging them in my workbook. This was also a good practice for me to learn not to be scared of my workbook. I’ve been putting off starting it because I didn’t know how to lay it out. I thought it needed to look really neat and tidy, whereas when I have an idea my work may appear a little messier because I’m trying to get the ideas down before I forget them. I learnt that however best I work is okay, as long as there is a clear process shown. This was a relief because this again made me realise experimentation is key, and that failure is okay. Sometimes, failure is essential to creating an incredible idea.
I had a lot of fun in this task, purely just experimenting with image in any way I wanted, I had complete freedom. I also am really happy with my final collage and want to do more! I’m writing this little blog post just to remind myself to stop overthinking everything and have fun with the course. Everything I do is in my control, and this year is to find out how I work best and what I enjoy, so I need to make sure I let my optimum creativeness come out!
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