@ghost-of-a-duke saidThat must be gutting, as a creator: to know there was an idea you felt was fantastic and its slipped away.
I'm fuelled more by boredom than inspiration. (Became quite prolific, in my writing, during lockdown). I was once inspired to write a masterpiece, while holidaying in Paris, but rather foolishly didn't write down the 'amazing idea' I had, and to this day can't remember what it was.
I was a textile designer, very briefly, and I remember waking up and needing to get my ideas down in my sketch pad before they faded.
I miss that. I'd forgotten about that. I miss designing actually, it's an nice place to take your mind.
@yo-its-me saidMaybe you should get back into it, even if just as a hobby?
That must be gutting, as a creator: to know there was an idea you felt was fantastic and its slipped away.
I was a textile designer, very briefly, and I remember waking up and needing to get my ideas down in my sketch pad before they faded.
I miss that. I'd forgotten about that. I miss designing actually, it's an nice place to take your mind.
The secret to happiness is identifying or rediscovering the thing you enjoy (or have enjoyed) and doing more of it.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidYes, I agree.
Maybe you should get back into it, even if just as a hobby?
The secret to happiness is identifying or rediscovering the thing you enjoy (or have enjoyed) and doing more of it.
I took up pottery again recently.
The thing with textile design is, for me at least, all consuming in the planning. Screen printing takes a lot of space. I have been sewing, but I don't have the head space right now to think out my ideas to my satisfaction.
Did you know Jonny Deep has made Screen prints? I saw one in an art gallery shop yesterday in York. I was a bit disappointed tbh. But he's a fantastic actor. Really hard to put your mind fully to more than one thing at a time I think.
But, anyway, very much enjoying my job and my life otherwise. Perhaps when I retire!
@yo-its-me saidI don't think Ben Affleck Screen prints...
Yes, I agree.
I took up pottery again recently.
The thing with textile design is, for me at least, all consuming in the planning. Screen printing takes a lot of space. I have been sewing, but I don't have the head space right now to think out my ideas to my satisfaction.
Did you know Jonny Deep has made Screen prints? I saw one in an art gallery shop yesterday in Yor ...[text shortened]... me I think.
But, anyway, very much enjoying my job and my life otherwise. Perhaps when I retire!
-Removed-You didn't get from my post that I feel hope for the marginalised people I work with, where I had felt resignation. And I'm inspired to do the time consuming bits of my job that I've been neglecting because collecting the data is important?
But your colleagues aren't inspirational?
I wonder if that reflects on the type of sector you work in.