Blog | Dana Ramler : Thoughtful Design » imagination http://www.danaramler.com/blog Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 to my fellow creators, who may sometimes feel uninspired… http://www.danaramler.com/blog/2009/02/22/to-my-fellow-creators-who-may-sometimes-feel-uninspired/ http://www.danaramler.com/blog/2009/02/22/to-my-fellow-creators-who-may-sometimes-feel-uninspired/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:10:00 +0000 Dana Ramler http://designdana.wordpress.com/?p=157 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.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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

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