I want to make an altered book. For several years now I've thought that I would do that. I got the necessary books that tell how to do the bones, I have enough junk laying around to fill 90 books, I even have a book. But I can't begin. I get the book and I look at it and I picture myself happily gluing pages together and decorating the book. But I can't make myself take the book and do it.
So I'm analyzing WHY can't I start the book??? And my answer comes back loud and clear.. I don't have a purpose in mind for it. I can't think of what theme I would like to make the book about.
I'm in a transition trying to do something that has no purpose other than the pleasure of it. So that is not practical. Somewhere in my lifetime, the need for practicality took over my brain and threw out the need for frivolity. If it isn't practical, we just don't do it. If it serves no purpose, we don't do it. It must have an end use or we don't do it. Well that and the fact that it is going to make a mess in the house and I don't want to clean up a mess. Once again.. practical.
So today I'm going to try to free the brain from its practical prison and give it permission to do something just fun. I will just make the first two pages trying some of the ideas I see in the books. There is no purpose to this book, its going to make a mess, not to mention desecrating a perfectly good readable book.
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NEVER underestimate the power of PLAY! Your mind needs to be able to run barefoot in the grass too. It is time, pry off your practicality bonnet and give your brain some fresh air and oxygen. If your reasoning tells you to turn left, turn right instead! Go against the grain. Remember the rebel in you. Don't follow any rules. If there's a rule that says you SHOULD put blue, put another color instead. Don't overthink it! Create with your gut and your heart - leave your right brain out of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's that farm-mentality taking over!
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