I know everyone is too busy to watch a video. But trust me, this one is well worth it. It might save you a whole lot of grief one day, trust me.

I was sent a link to this TED talk from my lovely friend, who recognized the frustration and insecurity I often feel when I perceive a lack of creativity from myself. This is an unfortunate thing for a student at an art or design school to encounter – especially one with “big ideas” that have due dates attached to them.

Thank you Marlieke for sending me a reminder that yes, this is normal, and yes, this creative block shall pass. Perhaps there is hope for us after all.

And just for interest’s sake:

“The artist should fear to become the slave of detail. He should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it. . . The artist has only to remain true to his dream and . . .must see naught but the vision beyond. . . Have you ever seen an inchworm crawl up a leaf or twig, and there clinging to the very end, revolves in the air, feeling for something to reach? That’s like me. I am trying to find something out there beyond the place on which I have a footing.” – Albert Pinkham Ryder