Comments on: I have a confession to make http://www.moderndaymartha.com/2010/01/12/i-have-a-confession-to-make/ Celebrating the art of making a home Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marie http://www.moderndaymartha.com/2010/01/12/i-have-a-confession-to-make/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Marie Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.moderndaymartha.com/?p=501#comment-634 Yea For us all. Let us Create! Yea For us all. Let us Create!

]]> By: Maryanne http://www.moderndaymartha.com/2010/01/12/i-have-a-confession-to-make/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Maryanne Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.moderndaymartha.com/?p=501#comment-623 Oh Brandy, HOORAY!Seriously, this post makes me so happy. I think it's really hard to accept our own creativity as worthy when we compare it to others who we see as really accomplished. But those people have probably 1)been working at it for a really long time, 2) made some really ugly things in their time. I think getting past our own vanity and being willing to venture out of our comfort zone to make things that turn out not quite the way we expected is key in being comfortable in our creativity. If we don't claim our title as artist, poet, etc because our creations aren't perfect every time, we're missing out. A friend referred to me as a writer the other day, and it made me realize I really want to own that. As for nursing creative spark - I think setting aside time is key, as is trying new things. Oh Brandy, HOORAY!Seriously, this post makes me so happy.

I think it’s really hard to accept our own creativity as worthy when we compare it to others who we see as really accomplished. But those people have probably 1)been working at it for a really long time, 2) made some really ugly things in their time. I think getting past our own vanity and being willing to venture out of our comfort zone to make things that turn out not quite the way we expected is key in being comfortable in our creativity. If we don’t claim our title as artist, poet, etc because our creations aren’t perfect every time, we’re missing out.

A friend referred to me as a writer the other day, and it made me realize I really want to own that.

As for nursing creative spark – I think setting aside time is key, as is trying new things.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.moderndaymartha.com/2010/01/12/i-have-a-confession-to-make/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Jessica Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:58:12 +0000 http://www.moderndaymartha.com/?p=501#comment-556 Hooray for embracing your inner artist! I finally decided that I am going to call myself an artist. I may not paint incredible pictures, but I sew something fierce and I'm a pretty darn good photographer, I write and do anything I can to express myself creatively any chance I get. For the longest time people would ask me if I was an artist and I'd joke saying that I pretend to be one. I'm done joking. I want to be an artist so I'm going to say that I am! I'm excited for your poetry and I hope one day you'll feel comfortable calling yourself a poet. Hooray for embracing your inner artist! I finally decided that I am going to call myself an artist. I may not paint incredible pictures, but I sew something fierce and I’m a pretty darn good photographer, I write and do anything I can to express myself creatively any chance I get. For the longest time people would ask me if I was an artist and I’d joke saying that I pretend to be one. I’m done joking. I want to be an artist so I’m going to say that I am! I’m excited for your poetry and I hope one day you’ll feel comfortable calling yourself a poet.

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