Comments on: 21 Reasons You Should Make Art

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sun, 16 May 2010 03:45:49 +0000

This is wonderful. I’m bookmarking it to read again when those doubtful voices come creeping into my head about making art… Thanks for this post. :)

By: CreativeWebVids

CreativeWebVids — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:46:44 +0000

Fantastic article! I am going to share it with all if the musicians that show up at my studio who want to make a CAREER out of music.
You went about it the smart way… making music an avocation, not an advocation. You’ve got the right perspective. Congrats

By: EC (Lisa) Stewart

EC (Lisa) Stewart — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:59:08 +0000

Great stuff, Adam! There seems to be a stigma between creatives and the rest of the world. Obviously, “they” don’t know that they belong to the “creative club.” If you’re a high-level being, you’re creative, deal with it. ;)

Meanwhile, I just wrote an article about “How to Embrace Your Inner Creative” and hope that by doing so, it will demystify the myths associated with the perceived alchemy.
http://creativegoddess.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/embraceyourinnercreative/

By: Adam Singer

Adam Singer — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:11:06 +0000

@Kristin – thank you for the insightful, smart comment. Please do not apologize for it being long, it was fantastic.

By: Kristin Currier

Kristin Currier — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:39:40 +0000

I love this post! But I love this blog anyway. It’s one of the few I actually make a point to read due to it’s forward thinking, positive nature.

As a lifelong artist, I agree with absolutely everything here. When I hear people tell me “I wish I could do what you do” or “I’m not creative”, I want to tell them how wrong they are for believing that. Maybe not everyone can draw or paint. But creativity is so much more than that. I really think that people sell themselves short, that they squash the childlike creative impulses within themselves in order to fit into their expected rolls.

A couple things to add to this list:
–Art keeps you young. Not physically, but mentally (although at 40 I look young for my age!) Art keeps you open to new things and helps you see the universal things that matter. Your mind is flexible, less fearful, you learn more, you take yourself less seriously. Having art in my life is like having the perfect marraige – I look forward to growing older because I will always have this renewable, enriching, fun “partner”. I will be a cool old lady that makes things beautiful someday.

–Art helps you solve problems. The creative mind is a powerful mind. A creative mind that solves problems is good for business. It is also good for survival. In times like these, thinking creatively will help you look for new ways to get what you want.

I ride the train every day to my job. For a while there I took a sketch book and tried to get one solid drawing of fellow commuters (without their knowledge of course!). Drawing from reality forces problem solving -how to draw a constantly moving person, how to capture the shifting shadow and light, capturing every the density and angle correctly of every shape…it was a true brain exercise. And I got some excellent drawings (expect a blog compiling them later!) and arrived at work truly refreshed and happy. I got the same out of doing those sketches as some people get from praying or working out.

Sorry for the long reply Adam! Great post! Thanks!