By Andrea Alder from Tathaastu
issue #6, 2008
The first glimpse of the creative process is the yearning:
the desire to create. We bathe in the
yearning, feel that yearning inside ourselves, and express that yearning in
every move we make. Every move then
becomes the catalyst for our yearning to grow.
There is a tangible, physical push.
The creative process unfolds in many dimensions, Emotions,
realizations, and insights come up. We ride
them, our practice becomes and exploration, in which we follow our thoughts,
feelings, and impulses where they lead us.
In the same way that scientist follows where the data takes him, in the
same way the White rabbit scurries down the rabbit whole, it is that exploring,
that open-ended quality, that moves us into a deeper space.
And then we begin to shape it. We shape it by dancing with it, swimming with
it, by seeing where the current takes us.
We lean to feel the moment, trust the throb of the impulse – without judgment
or manipulation. The more sensitive we
become to the “flavor” of each impulse, the more we can differentiate one
impulse from another. Becoming one with
the object of our awareness, we open to the point of being vulnerable, and then
we let go, and become the witness to the shape, the creation itself.
This is by far one of the best articles I have read that describes the
artist in the creative process. I’m sure
any artist would agree. The complete creative
process is in fact the creative process.
