Creativity is layers

I've been creating 'stuff' all my life. Some of it has been good, OK and awful: portraits, fashion designs, lettering, poetry, songwriting and essays, probably more I can't remember.

I now see that the habit of creating throughout my life is what has helped me stay creative. Like consistent exercising you eventually see the muscles emerge. As I write that down it sounds absurdly obvious. But honestly that attitude will see you through. Am I a successful artist? I honestly don't think it's about that, I think it's about if you create art, you are an artist.

I wish I'd kept all my work somewhere safe. I'm sure I could have used them to help me create something new and document my level of progress. Alas I didn't, but I will try to from now on because it will help to show your evolution. It can't help but do that.

So this post is about asking you to keep on going. You might feel crap about your work, but show up, let it emerge and learn something from it. Maybe take a step back and return to it to later. It might not be the finished product, but the layer or two before. Creativity is layers.

Hope you stay well and healthy x

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