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Bette Perkins's avatar

I stick things I like on my studio wall, a leaf, an old faded photo, a line scribbled on a beer soaked bar napkin, a scrap of nice paper or fabric, Stuck with pushpins

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I stick things I like on my studio wall, a leaf, an old faded photo, a line scribbled on a beer soaked bar napkin, a scrap of nice paper or fabric, Stuck with pushpins

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Bryn Robinson's avatar

Thank you for the nudge! Both the short amount of time to commit to play, and letting go of ascribing preciousness to materials.

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sana rao's avatar

❤️

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Funmi Adewodu's avatar

Thank you! I really resonate with the idea of shifting from stuckness through play and experimentation - always trying to remember that they are essential parts of the process.

I was reading this after doing some sketch booking, like your idea of finding small scraps of paper, I divide a page into 4 parts and treat each part like a playground. This feels less daunting than a whole page waiting to be filled, and it really feels like a fun generative process.

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sana rao's avatar

Ah like that you’re intuitively taking friction away in whatever way works for you!

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Nishal Sharon's avatar

Thank you, I needed to hear this.........it's rather easy to stop doing something, then you feel lost, and then it's hard to find your way back

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sana rao's avatar

Yes, I’m learning how to see the purpose of the stopping and allow myself the compassion to know that I’m bring something new each time I return!

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Nishal Sharon's avatar

Great approach:)

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Julia's avatar

Thank you for this lovely reminder. I will come back to this often as a gentle boost toward experimenting with a tiny bit of creativity.

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sana rao's avatar

Would love to hear how you find it and if you use any techniques that I can learn from ❤️

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sana rao's avatar

Ooh how playful!

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