MIND SYNC
I
NEED TO SYNC MY iPHONE WITH THE DESIGNS IN MY HEAD.
They have finally figured out the wireless sync, so why not?
I’m sure someone is working on this right now. I know it may require some
intense filtering but sometimes I wish I had this feature. My screen may look
like this at times:
I
ALWAYS HAVE SEVERAL WOODWORKING PROJECTS GOING AT ONCE
One is a jewelry box, or at least that’s what I think it is going to be. I have decided
that I will make my own hinges for this and I want them to be sculptural
accents made out of the hardest wood in the shop, Vera Wood. Its green and blue and amber which will
accent the fir box nicely.
HOW
DO I MAKE IT ART?
The way I go about this is I engineer the working parts and
structure and then I wait for a vision to come to me. I see things in three dimensions in my mind.
I can turn them around up there and consider what this might be like in
reality. While waiting for ‘inspiration’, I might draw or go work on something
else for a while. This part can literally take years.
NOTHING, IS A DIFFICULT STATE, and if I am uptight about visualizing the
perfect answer, pacing back and forth in my head like a ping-pong ball, then nothing is what I
will have. Creativity can’t be forced for economy of time. I need to take the “I” out
of it, relax into the nothingness, and discover what emerges.
THE
DESIGN CAME TO ME!
Graceful lines, functionality, sexy, and I had no idea HOW I
was going to make it, but I saw it! I held a beautiful answer to the puzzle and
no visual question went unanswered!
I
WAS EXTREMELY BUSY at that moment in time and couldn’t or wouldn’t put down what I was doing and
draw it. I was gluing, clamping, or cutting a whole bunch of wood. “Yes,
finally, that’s it, nice, I like it! I’ll write that down in just a minute.
“ I do think I even thought I’d
wait a few to see if I could tweak it a little so that it would be easier to
make. For some perspective, I’ve been pondering this box for about 6 years. Some simply require more time for that
exquisite design to bud.
HOURS
LATER I TOTALLY FORGOT MY VISION
Crap! I thought it would come right back. I usually don’t
forget images (it’s a blessing and a curse, believe me) What if I never see it again.
I do remember a beautiful
rounded fin that reaches back away from the box hinge and looks like it
is fluttering mid-air. The arm that crosses the top of the box tapers and resolves
to a soft point like a ridge.
Here you see walnut legs I carved for another jewelry box
If only I could sync my mind with my iPhone I’d have several
images of my vision to share with you (and me for that matter) and I could be
off figuring out the ‘how to’.
Note to self:
STOP
WHATEVER I AM DOING AND DRAW OUT THE DESIGN, no excuses, no waiting.
The good thing is I probably do remember enough and there are so many solutions
for crafting furniture and woodworking projects. It does help to slow down a
bit, let the chatter fade away and be. And when the inspiration hits catch up and run with it baby!
Have you noticed what your creative process is?
Yes! I love the idea of just syncing my brain to something. I think it's really important to capture and treasure all of our little inspirations.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding that with songwriting, I need a little recorder with me all the time, including at night. I think the little melody that echoes in my mind the whole time I'm falling asleep will still be with me in the morning, but it never is. And sometimes it's just what I want.
I love it Do Mi! Great idea! I love all the little apps too that are designed to help us capture it all like Evernote. Sometimes drawing the ideas out can chase them away too - sometimes I find they aren't as clear as I had thought and other times its all right there, clear as day.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of you going to bed with a tune, rolling over and singing it into your recorder, sleeping, and then hearing it in the morning!
Thanks for sharing!
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