Let me tell you a story. You shall see.
I don’t write. I paint.
A little pat here, a little daub there.
Need more colour, need more tones,
need to tone it down.
Start from the centre and build,
a puzzle to be solved.
Is a painting, like a story, ever finished?
I don’t think so.
Don’t ask me to start with a structure,
summary or plan.
I write by feel. I write by doing,
and see what unfolds.
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 
Sometimes it is difficult to know where to stop that’s for sure Tracy 🙂
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Yep, that’s when I end up with a real mess, laboring the point or ranting. 🙂
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You have to look, it takes a while –
I think you’ve found your personal style
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Absolutely. Takes time. The last two verses probably need reversing, but it mucks up the feel, so I’ll probably come back later and rip it up! 😯 At least I’m not doing this one in tile, lol.
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That’s my kind of writing too. I find it leads to a more authentic output and it opens a window to the soul. You’ve expressed it so beautifully in verse. 🙂
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Thank you, Kristian and hello. I like the make it up as you go along approach. I haven’t been to your site for ages. Are you still writing? I normally rely on RDP to find people, but of course there are so many writing prompts for people to choose from these days.
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Hello, I must admit I don’t do much writing at the moment. I take part in the RDP word prompt occassionally but I am involved in the Word of the Day prompts. I love writing and also do the unplanned approach. Maybe my new years resolution will be to dedicate more time to writing again. Take care and hope the new year brings you many pleasant things 🙂
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Sounds like that keeps you busy enough as it is, Kristian.
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I draft by feel, but I do love to revise. That’s when the patterns emerge to form the painting.
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Me too, Liz. Learning/writing by feel or doing means mistakes will be made or better words will be found.
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Well put, Tracy!
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This creative process can be applied to most any craft. At least in my case!
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Totally agree, Heather. I’ve worked with plenty of very organised and by the plan people though, so I know they exist. 😄
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They do, very hard to collaborate with!!
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I am a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda gal. No structure, please! That would choke me.
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There are many more options that way, Lois. Maybe too many? 😆
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My creative process in carving gets experimental also. even if you have a design as a basis there can be so much variation in expression. The same all the time is boring.
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Same is very boring, Lou. I never want to make the same thing twice but I use the knowledge and skills i learn from each piece of work over and over.
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I have no idea at all what my creative process is. I’m with Fellini on that point. “I have a horror of set phrases that instead of explaining reality tame it in order to use it in a way that claims to be for the general good but in fact is no use to anyone. I don’t approve of definitions or labels. Labels should go on suit-cases, nowhere else. Myself, I should find it false and dangerous to start from some clear, well-defined complete idea and then put it into practice. I must be ignorant of what I shall be doing and I can find the resources I need only when I’m am plunged into obscurity and ignorance. The child is in darkness at the moment he is formed in his mother’s womb.”
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I should send that quote to some of our Aussie politicians who have been telling us about how good living with covid will be because we can get get back to our Australian way of life. They actually say that, Martha! Isn’t it interesting how some people know where they are going and how and why they’ll get there? I’m with you and Fellini.
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Massively enjoyed this Tracy, it’s so authentic and beautiful, and there’s a sense of wonder. Creativity is a mysterious process 😀
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Thanks, Liz. I’m so tickled by your reaction. It is so pleasing when others understand what I’m on about.
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Ah Tracy you have captured the thought process. So much the way of painting, I had not compared it to writing, but I can now see it is…
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Oh, that’s good, Pauline. I’ve only ever done a couple of paintings. I was a terrible student. Drove my painting teacher, my mum, mad. 🤣
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I don’t paint. I write.
A simple word here, an unheard phrase there.
Need more metaphors, need more alliteration
need to count syllables.
Start from the end and write,
a puzzle to be solved.
Is a poem, like a story, ever finished?
I don’t think so.
Don’t ask me to start with a structure,
summary or plan.
I write by feel. I write by doing,
and see what unfolds.
There! This is how I write. Absolutely love it, Tracy! ❤️
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