How To Add Creativity To Everyday Life

Staying creative everyday can be a challenge, especially when it feels like there are no ideas. But by documenting everyday the inspirations that occur, a resource is made for when a creative project is being made. Here are some steps to help keep the creative process in everyday life.

The first step to a creative life is to fill the creative bucket with inspiration. In other words, let life in. Pay attention to what happens everyday. What was exciting? What was scary? What was sad? By having good (and bad) experiences, a plethora of ideas will start to come into focus.

Fill The Creative Bucket

Sources of inspiration: 

• Music is a large inspiration, Go to live concerts and listen to music for inspiration
• Visit art galleries, or museums – they can provide a lot of new ideas
• Nature as inspiration – go outside to local parks and gardens, or just take a walk
• Explore art history and learn artistic techniques to use in your own work

Document Daily Inspiration

Documenting every day what is inspirational will give every experience more importance. By documenting interesting things that occur, a record of what inspires and what doesn’t is created making it easier to go back and see what made an impact. Write in a journal, blog, or vlog. Pick the method that feels the most natural. And stick to a schedule of documenting experiences every day, at least at the beginning. This is how a habit is created.

Take Advantage of Given Opportunities

The more that art and creativity becomes a part of life, the more opportunities will fall in your lap – and sometimes from very unexpected sources. Instead of harboring self-doubt, take that opportunity and run with it! It most likely will lead to a creative experience that you can use later in your other work. Not to mention it will look good to other artists that you want to work with.

Set Productive Goals

When inspirations beckons you, goals will be met. Make a timeline to see what all needs to be done to have your inspirations become real life pieces of art. After all the pieces are accounted for, make a schedule of when all the work will take place. If your art includes other people, ask for their schedules ASAP and then create a schedule. Sometimes people take a while to respond to schedule times. If this happens, a good technique is to go ahead and pick a date and time. This way, the artists in collaboration will be able to give a clear yes or no.

Don’t be Afraid of the Empty Space

After creating a large project, the creative mind will probably feel empty. This is natural. The creative mind used as many resources as possible to create that large piece of art. Let in relaxation after this and start over in the creative process. But avoid being overly critical; the ideas may come slowly at first, and that is alright. Just go back to filling the bucket and wait for the ideas to return.

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