Keep your nose to the grindstone. Keep your shoulder to the wheel.
How is anyone supposed to get work done in that dumb position?
Instead, get involved in some creative play.
Make yourself a virtual kaleidoscope.
Make some (real) chocolate-rose petal soup.
Fold up paper into origami shapes.
Make a romantic apple souffle for two
Paint (virually) like Jackson Pollock. (Hint: the faster you mouse, the thinner the line. Click to change colors)
Write your own freeform haiku (no instructions necessary)
Make a satisfying paint mess. (no instructions necessary either.)
Add your own fun. Tell me what you’ve done!
One more tactile play:
Get out some paperclay and mess with it until it dries–snakes, pots, funny faces, squishy things between the fingers, smash it flat and leave CSI fingerprints, roll it out and stamp into it with rubber stamps or your foot (or your dog’s foot)!
I love playing, and I’m glad the links have been fun. If you haven’t yet visited susan’s site (see her comment, above), go take a look. You may never get any work done today!
I tried all the art things Quinn – they just blew me away and I had a ball. I still have your question in mind but the mind is choc full of other junk right now. I will get back to you all being well. This has been great fun.
J
Quinn,
I’m a new visitor, got your site from the Eric Maisel blog tour group. I love soul food cafe and Lemuria!!! I can’t wait to spend more time there and explore.
Today’s entry about nose to the grind stone, really ‘caught’ me. I have such a hard time not pushing myself and not feeling guilty when I don’t work, work, work. I’ve been to some of the links you gave, especially the paint one and it’s so much fun!!
Thanks for the permission to play!!
I’m just a beginning blogger but I’d love to have you visit my blog at http://sculpturepdx.blogspot.com and I look forward to visiting your blog often. I also have a website that features my sculptural work at susangt.com
Susan