Creative Processes
Water Colour & Digital Retouching
Here, I have attempted to deconstruct the ever-recurring journey of creating new things in three steps, through fantastical self-portraits.
how do you create?
Contrary to popular thought, every creative project begins with a lack of creativity. I visualise them as little hurdles, blocking my free flow of thought.
step 1
mindblocks
And then, there is a glimpse of a shiny, sparkly idea.
Bright and fresh, like a lemon.
The kind that gives you an endorphin high;
a headrush, like when you'd stand up too soon;
the kinds that would make you want to scream, "Eureka!"
step 2
eureka
You'd think its a smooth sail, hereon.
But what is a story without a twist?
The calm only sets way for what is to come,
the storm.
The numerous iterations, the variety of possibilities contemplated over, the multiple ships loaded with ideas that sail or sink - they all form a part of this laborious, yet exuberant journey.
STEP three
smooth sail?
