Creativity

It always seems to be after the storm passes that my creative gears start twisting and turning. I have a deep desire to conquer the world, but not in the sense of obtaining power over people. Conquering the world, to me, means instilling power in others; enabling others to know what good they are capable of; what awesome abilities they have to do and to create.

I believe that is why the arts are so powerful. You’re taking nothing and making it into something. You can take a blank piece of paper and fill it with wondrous, fanciful things. You can take a piece of wood or metal, blow through it and create beautiful tones and luscious harmonies. You can take a body and make it move in a way that tells a wonderful or tear-jerking story. There are so many other things that we can take and make into something else. To create is so powerful. It instills a sense of imagination; a way for your mind to play. By taking things that seemingly have no real use and transforming it into something beautiful and useful gives me such a sense of hope for better things to come.



Then I get discouraged because I feel like its all been done before. What could I throw in the pot to spice things up? What could I add to the mix to make things more colorful? What can I do that hasn’t been done before?

Even though I get discouraged, I still want to try. I’m striving for something better – to create something better – to motivate someone for better – to tweak something for the better. Ideas are bubbling and bursting in my mind constantly. I only wish I could hold onto one, make it concrete, and form it into something a tad more tangible. It’s that darn Idealist in me!!



I have a couple of things up my sleeve that I’ll be sharing soon. For now, though, I would love to know and hear your thoughts on the following questions. What are some things you would like to do better? What is something that you would like to create?

I'm an Idealist, what are you?

I was thinking about creating a new blog of all self-assesement tests and this was the first blog to be written, but I said....nnnaaaahhhh...so I moved it over here. Hope you enjoy :)

If you haven't already taken the Myers-Briggs personality test, you can still do so here.
I'm an ENFP. According to David Keirsey, PHd., I fall into the line of being an Idealist.

I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan and the newest Tim Burton version that came out in 2010 portrays several characters into each of the four quadraints of Keirsey's Tempermants. Feel free to click on the title to read more about yourself. I'm just listing the core elements of each along with the Myers-Briggs personality types that fall under each.


GUARDIAN

Before you get your panties in a knot, you have to know that Guardians aren't bad. Even though a guardian is displayed as the mean Red Queen in Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland, guardians are very good at directing and keeping people safe.

Core qualities
*Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
*Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
*Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
*Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.

ESTJ (Superivsor)
ISTJ (Inspector)
ESFJ (Provider)
ISFJ (Protector)


ARTISAN Such a great heroine. An adventurer at heart. Always seeking new and creative ways to do something.

Core qualities
*Artisans tend to be fun-loving, optimistic, realistic, and focused on the here and now.
*Artisans pride themselves on being unconventional, bold, and spontaneous.
*Artisans make playful mates, creative parents, and troubleshooting leaders.
*Artisans are excitable, trust their impulses, want to make a splash, seek stimulation, prize freedom, and dream of mastering action skills.

ESTP (Promoter)
ISTP (Crafter)
ESFP (Performer)
ISFP (Composer)


IDEALIST
You either loved these two or they got on your nerves. Keep in mind all of these characters are an absolute exaggeration of the tempermant types. These two, the White Queen and the hound dog, just wanted things to come together in harmony and were the "family-oriented" type. Don't hate, cuz I fall into this category :)

Core qualities
*Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, yearn for romance, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom.
*Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic.
*Idealists tend to be giving, trusting, spiritual, and they are focused on personal journeys and human potentials.
*Idealists make intense mates, nurturing parents, and inspirational leaders.

ENFJ (Teacher)
INFJ (Counselor)
ENFP (Champion) (pssst...this is me!!!)
INFP (Healer)

RATIONALS I'm sure we've all encountered a rational. The ones that are fabulous at coming up with answers to complex problems. Super curious. I love the irony in the fact that Tim Burton made the Mad Hatter a rational :)

Core qualities
*Rationals tend to be pragmatic, skeptical, self-contained, and focused on problem-solving and systems analysis.
*Rationals pride themselves on being ingenious, independent, and strong willed.
*Rationals make reasonable mates, individualizing parents, and strategic leaders.
*Rationals are even-tempered, they trust logic, yearn for achievement, seek knowledge, prize technology, and dream of understanding how the world works.

ENTJ (Fieldmarshal)
INTJ (Mastermind)
ENTP (Inventor)
INTP (Architect)

So, do you think Tim Burton did a good job of displaying Keirsey's 4 temmpermants in these 4 characters? Can you see yourself in the character in which you fall into the same category? Let me know what you think?

Because, afterall, it's all about you, don't you know?!

More doodles and colors :)

3-5-2011

Don't know what I think of this one. Would love your thoughts on it.






3-6-2011

This one reminds me of a drawing by Lisa Frank. :) She used to be my favorite "artist" as a kid! Had all her stuff on folders and pencil boxes!!










This one is my favorite of all my doodles so far. I finished this one a couple of weeks back...end of February. Worked on it pretty much all of Feb. :) Hope you enjoy!!!

Finished Craziness

I finished this drawing today. I started it about two weeks ago when I was in a high drive to create. I don't think its beautiful by any means, but it really encompasses the many emotions and feelings I experience on a monthly (sometimes daily) basis.

The heart is at the center of it all with a tiny "light" of hope in the center of that. The heart is surrounded by two doors. There are always doors that are shut and opened in our lifetime. Leading to the doors are eyes that are either open or shut. Sometimes we see where we are going, when other times we are blind...either by choice or by chance. Sometimes we don't want to face the truth and other times circustances keep us from seeing what is right in front of us.

The bigger picture looks like a flower encompassing the whole thing. We are all in a state of blooming. All of this craziness...all of the craziness that is thrown at us in this lifetime creates our own story. Embrace your story and let it become your work of art.