Comments on: HOW PLAYING IT SAFE KILLS YOUR CREATIVITY http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html Create the career and life of your dreams Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeff Dolan http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-345 Jeff Dolan Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:55:01 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-345 You personality always comes through in your writing! Thanks for sharing! You personality always comes through in your writing! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-320 Maria Brophy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:50 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-320 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. 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 http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-319 Katherine Carey Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:56:41 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-319 Oh! And I am much more lovely than this monster image I have been given...: ) Oh! And I am much more lovely than this monster image I have been given…: )

]]> By: Katherine Carey http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-318 Katherine Carey Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:32 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-318 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 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 http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-317 Eric Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:53:12 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-317 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! :) 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 http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-315 Maria Brophy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:19:00 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-315 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! 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 http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-314 misty Maretzky Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:54:37 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-314 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! 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 http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/how-playing-it-safe-kills-your-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-311 Maria Brophy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:30:11 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=842#comment-311 Thanks, Joey. I guess we are all hard on ourselves! And that's what's going to make us great. Thanks, Joey. I guess we are all hard on ourselves! And that’s what’s going to make us great.

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