We all make mistakes: at work, at home, in life, with a creative project, nearly anything we do. It invariably happens when we do something for the first time.
My question is: since no one is perfect, why do we expect our creative projects, the paintings or the sculptures, to be perfect?
Yes, I am an engineer, and my brain has a distinctly logical way of thinking, but I am also an artist and a writer. And my engineering brain tells me to stop overthinking the perfection narrative and to just get on with it. Practice it if it's not something I am skilled in. And try again if the result is not right the first time. But perfection will never come from my drawing or writing pen, so why worry about it?
Oops! Yeah, I say that a lot, and then get on with it anyway. Okay, sometimes the oops sound more like f**k, but you get the point. Making mistakes is what we do, but not learning from it is the real disaster in my opinion.
Do you agree?
Thank you to all the lovely people visiting my blog this month.
A surprise for you (exclusive to my blog visitors) is coming with the Letter S post. If you like reading fantasy for adults, it might be just for you. (Hint: it's my new book, Tiger Gold)
Until tomorrow!
💜 Linzé
PS: On Saturday, we have the Letter Q. I will use it to try and answer any questions you might have. Please leave your questions in the comments below. Thank you! ☺️
Sometimes learning from our mistakes is not always easy. I forget I had made a mistake until I make the same mistake again.
ReplyDeleteI certainly try to perfect every art piece I make and yet, I know there is not way to make it perfect. This is another reason why I redo some of my artworks because I keep seeing something that needs to be fixed or make better.
As to questions, I'm quite new to your blog and you. So a question that comes to mind would be - why your blog is named 'Butterfly on a broomstick'? This could have an easy explanation. But I'm curious if there might be something special to it.
Have a lovely day.
Thank you for the question, Lissa. It took me a moment to remember, and I hope you like the answer. On your comment about forgetting about a mistake and doing it again, I used to do exactly the same thing, at least when it comes to art. Life is a whole other ballgame. 😏 I have since come up with a solution that works for me in art - I will share it in my Letter T post, if you want to try it too.
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