All day yesterday and all day today, I am part of a team
presenting workshops on art: yesterday for teachers, today for students.
I woke in the early hours of this morning with thoughts
of how to excite the latent creative spark that lies deep in the makeup of all
of us. Lectures and instructions might
make a want-to-be artist more technically able but without passion, that spark
will never ignite the flame that will in turn cause an earth-shaking explosion.
It was when the formal sessions for the day were over
that the otherwise passive participants burst into life. They began to talk about their own perception
of art and the message that they themselves (not me) wanted to get across. How well I know that overwhelming feeling of
release that comes from revealing your deepest visions to a group of like-minded
souls.
Yes, the thoughts are muddle, just as today’s sketch and
this entry may seem, but with a sympathetic eye and ear the meaning becomes
clear.
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