Leisure can often lead to significant creative breakthrough...
The Pleasure Of Leisure.
Recently I had the beautiful opportunity to share some mind-flowers with ‘The Pleasure of leisure’ and have the meticulous eye that is Anna Pihan come and capture my home and surroundings. Below are a few captures and an excerpt from the journal piece— but to read it in its entirety and view the gallery, visit the share-link below.
In what way is leisure time important for your creativity?Â
For me, it's about embracing improvisation, recognising that leisure can often lead to significant creative breakthroughs. Leisure and improvisation are integral to the art-making process—they're not separate from it. Sometimes, I find myself engaging in seemingly unnecessary tasks as part of my creative process, knowing that they ultimately contribute to what I hope to express artfully.
In my practice, I intentionally allow for this process, understanding that I may not immediately dive into my tools. Instead, I warm up in an improvised manner, connecting with my mind, body, and thoughts through seemingly unrelated leisurely activities that are, in fact, deeply intertwined with my creative process.
This gradual transition helps me ease into the act of creating.
This is me meeting with space and time,
it’s an unwinding,
an exfoliation,
a stretching,
a warming up,
an undoing,
and then I can begin.
Photography by Anna Pihan,
For ‘The Pleasure of Leisure’
wearable art by ‘All that remains’
Have you read my recent invitation? an invitation that welcomes you into a new inquiry. II encourage you to acquaint yourself below, the full body of this inquiry is currently in the making and I’d love you to join me on the artful journey of its unfolding…
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Love (and caught flowers)
Tess
xo