I have been thinking a lot about the creative process lately. Yesterday an image from a child's "Connect the Dots" book popped into my mind. When we are children, we just sit and connect the dots. We don't really think about what the final picture will be. It's all about having fun in the process, without worrying about the outcome.
As adults we often want to know what the picture will be before we even start. Creativity to me is about having that original child's trust that something will come--often a surprise--once we give ourselves permission to just pick up a pencil, either literally or figuratively.
It seems that this way of thinking can be applied to almost any creative endeavor. I summarize five weeks of teaching with three words: Just Do Something.
image from "Connect the Dots," Penguin Books
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