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What have you created?
banned_crab
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We all posses a creative power of thought and vivid visualization. It is said that pure concentrated thought can help manifest conditions that your heart desires. An example of this is deep concentration in your prayer. If you are skilled at anything than you likely used this power before. These creative manifestations come most commonly in the form of art`s.
I am curious as to what art`s you have fed your harmonious thought to.
I am curious as to what art`s you have fed your harmonious thought to.
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Which blatantly underscores @Jayantha's most truthful truth, above.
Gassho
3 laughs a smile and a heart, lets get more the ego says!
my ego likes it when people approve of my works, and does not like it when people do not show their approval.
I've created poetry and short stories and even worked on a fantasy novel for a number of years, all fairly good stuff or so i'm told, however none compares with this ego, my grand opus!
Like, not even a decent ego. it never stands up to the inspection of others, or even myself.
haha... ha... but you know what? that does not even bother me. all I want to do is work on motor vehicles and ride motorcycles. I could not care less if I have really created anything.
Ride on.
:thumbsup:
Three lives that will enrich the world in their own unique ways....
'The Artists Way' by Julia Cameron is another brilliant book/course (which you do either by yourself or in a group, and whether doing it solo or in a group setting you do the course simply by following the book) and again would seem to be in sync with Buddhism I.M.O. http://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/
I like painting about poems, sometimes I write my own then make a painting to go with it. The image I have attached is a painting about the following excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 3 Scene 2:
"And, when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun"
It's got tiny painted stars and tiny hand sewn scraps of fabrics!
It's not just harmonious thoughts that can be used positively for creativity though either. I think art therapy is just fantastic. I did a bit of that when I had counselling a few years back. I made a 'horror head', a great big blood boiling scary red head... it looked pretty horrific, but it made me feel better just to make some art to express the difficult emotions I was feeling at the time. In those moments, creativity isn't about working towards a polished image for sale, or exhibition, it's just cathartic and releases important things. Then you can begin to let go. Maybe those kinds of art are the more genuine, and ego-less.
@Jayantha I honestly don't mind if people don't like my creative work, that part got beaten out of me when I did my degree haha! Of course it's nice if they do, especially if they then buy it lol (I would love to be able to pack in my part time job and paint full time you see
I think of any art piece as a starting point for getting to know someone a little better, even someone you have known for years - of course this includes music, cookery, crafts.. etc. Sometimes people are surprised at what they like, sometimes what other people like surprises me. It's fascinating - like pulling a really good Christmas cracker.
How many people are existing in the world that get up, barely have time to eat a breakfast, go to work, come home, eat a ready meal then flop into bed in a tired heap and start it all again the next day. It makes me feel quite sad - I doubt the opening post would resonate with people living like that. But having said that, for all I know, they might be quite happy as things are.
Ahhh.. soo much to say, and so little time.....
@MaryAnne I remember reading a quote from Damien Hirst once (I'm not a massive fan of all of his work, but the following really struck a chord with me. I have always remembered it, probably because I think it is true) 'The most creative thing a person can ever do is have a child'.
@mindatrisk creativity is a good vessel for our Karmic fruits, perhaps!
Lovely thread
I don't know if you can call this music, but here goes:
Wonderful. I just created and lost a post about awarding oneself stars as a practice. Your post made up for my loss. As I am a visually orientated person, I loved your provided image. It is now my wallpaper. What energy you guys have. Thank you for sharing your music, art and other children with the world . . .
Eh Ma Ho! :bowdown:
I just made an enormous flannelette quilt for my son and his wife. Gave it to them for Xmas.
for example:
(all my pictures are done with 2 dollar cake paint tray from Michaels)
A barleywine (strength of wine and sweeter because fermented grain is different from grapes), cocoa wheat, muscavado sugar brown ale, and a high hops Imperial Pale Ale.
I told him that was a great idea, thanked him for pointing that out, and that I'd make it bigger for people.