Comments on: HOW PLAYING IT SAFE KILLS YOUR CREATIVITY

By: Jeff Dolan

Jeff Dolan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:55:01 +0000

You personality always comes through in your writing! Thanks for sharing!

By: Maria Brophy

Maria Brophy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:50 +0000

Katherine, I read your blog post and love it! BTW, I tried to leave a comment but it required me to sign in on one of the many options, none of which worked for me. I wonder if you could get a new plug-in that would allow anonymous comments?

My comment was this:
I love that you wrote this letter. It tells a story, one that captivated my hard to capture (ADD) attention! Congrats on no longer making hats. Although, I have a funny feeling you will find yourself, once again, making hats in the future. Only this time, it will make you less crazy and delight you more.

By: Katherine Carey

Katherine Carey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:56:41 +0000

Oh! And I am much more lovely than this monster image I have been given…: )

By: Katherine Carey

Katherine Carey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:32 +0000

I HEAR YA!!!! THIS is EXACTLY how I feel about making custom hats!
I have struggled with this for years and as a designer the magic happens when I am designing what I want and THEN letting someone purchase it.

I know as artists we live for commissions but I rather feel like a bird with clipped wings. A specific pressure is put upon the project, expectations and room for rejection. How is one to be creative in that environment?

Anyhow…brava my friend for pushing through. And YES! it does feel great to see the work when done. I say commission when one feels like taking on the challenge. For me I stated my thoughts in my blog…the link is here:

http://paradisemillinery.blogspot.com/2010/01/defining-my-destiny.html

A hui hou!
Katherine

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:53:12 +0000

I feel that we all get writer’s block to help us learn to open our minds and receive new and exciting things and the block is there to remind us that new ideas are about to come. I’m writing an article about writer’s block this month… I encourage anyone to check it out.

Good article!

By: Maria Brophy

Maria Brophy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:19:00 +0000

Misty, yeah, what is art? It’s defined according to the definer. I’m glad you found my blog and you like it. Hopefully, I can encourage you to learn to love your artwork and not be so hard on yourself!

By: misty Maretzky

misty Maretzky — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:54:37 +0000

love your raw honesty in putting your art out there in concrete…..Is it only art if someone likes it? wouldn’t it be a sad colorless world if that were true? you have definitely inspired and someday I might just get your cajones and stop stashing piece after piece and rambling after rambling and just take that leap! thanks for keepin it real and really real!
ps…so glad to have stumbled on your blog…it has become a new friend to workout my art with. keep inspiring and pura vida in el arte!

By: Maria Brophy

Maria Brophy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:30:11 +0000

Thanks, Joey. I guess we are all hard on ourselves! And that’s what’s going to make us great.

By: Joseph Tubb

Joseph Tubb — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:51:10 +0000

This was great!! I find myself doing that a lot, being especially hard on myself to strive to make it the best I can. And sometime stuck for hours or days to make progress. Than weeks later I re-look at a project or paper and than realize the real value and effort in it.

Loved the article,
Joseph Tubb

By: Maria Brophy

Maria Brophy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:44:40 +0000

Thanks, Archan, Bryan and Heather! I appreciate the laughter, encouragement and kind words. This post was much more fun to write than the Magazine article! And that’s why I wrote it – it’s all about getting stuck in our own heads. Heather, that’s funny that some of your least favorite paintings are loved by others. Irony!