My Creative Process

Asking myself as to what I believe my creative process might be is quite difficult as it tends to vary and take a very long time. I am typically a person who takes a long time to do something. I want to take my time with it, or else I do not want to do it. Therefore, I have to be in the right state of mind to do it, so I have to be mentally prepared before I begin anything that involves creativity. Once I have sat in my bed for at least twenty minutes thinking about what I need to do next I check my cellphone one last time to make sure I have no pending messages to send or emails to reply to since I am going into “work mode”. I make sure to put my phone on silent after I feel capable of completing whatever task o3r assignment I need. I turn on my speaker, my room’s heater and also the rose-colored LED lights I have surrounding the corners of my room. I want to get in the “mood” and not feel this pressure to outperform myself every time. I try to be in a good headspace by lighting up my favorite orchid scented candle. I call in my medium sized Pecanis dog- Broly to sit on my lap while I think and brainstorm of ideas. The ideas in my head tend to flow easier when I am relaxed. According to the book we are reading by Twyla Thwarp she states “There’s a process that generates creativity – and you can learn it and everyone has a different process than the other” (Tharp, 2003).
 She states this in her book therefore I feel content that saying that my creative process ends in lighting up an incense to spread good energy and light around me. I like to create sort of a sacred space for myself I guess you can say.I like to feel at ease physically and mentally before diving into a thorough idea and letting my mind run free and creatively. An entire process, a unique process, my creative process.

Citations : Tharp, T. (2003). The Creative Habit. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster