Wildetecture beyond a vision & the deep blue sea.

"Far is the artistic thought that leads to a creative outcome."

The longer we live and older we get. It has been my very limited experience. that i have started to say far less. Not because i have less to say, but because i have been humbled by so many things before i even attempt to open my mouth. When we are young and feel we have vast talent, (yes i know, thats the problem) we simply express our creative ideas freely. We outlay our artistic mindseye without a thought of is this even relevant or even worth the time. Our creative opinions are forthright and our design discussion dominant. Now with much more wear and tear under my hood. Expressing my creative ideas is much less urgent, lest i expose my stupidity. I also want to take in more inspiration first before i wildly interpret my creative ideas into the open.  Expose my limited raw thinking to the wide world.

Its more for me now about contemplative artistic creativity. Not so much reactive fly by the seat of my artistic pants fill the space with immediate expression. Maturity affords us deep thought processes through lifes many experiences. Youth is the confidence you know better because your not weighed down by life experiences. Both processes yield different creative outcomes. They are both important in process and the outcomes can be exciting. However as im aging im trying to think more before exposing myself creatively naked to the world. Producing less but contemplating more. I thought it would be the other way round as i got older. I thought with more life experience i would produce more. However experience stops me before i even start exploring a creative idea. Ive already told myself the idea is not worth the effort. I miss the days when any design concept that entered my mind was fleshed out entertained and explored like it was a scientific discovery. 

The value to my mind, in life is human interactive communication with others. Its why we subliminally  migrate towards artistic expression. Mostly people will try hard not to acknowledge you, wierd i know. Dont let that deter you.

I have to go to these  industry events to keep myself able to practice. You go and every professional is ho hum just there to get the cpd points. Sometimes something sparks you. I enjoy when those with a bit of experience talk to the students. The usual war stories and romantic platitudes of the creative industry. The subtle flexes and the list of incredible academic acheivements, rolled eye sigh. Show me your creative design portfolio of work? should be the students mantra. I want to jump up and shout rubbish!! but then im abit shy and jumping up is abit theatrical. I rather wait for lunch, sit by myself eating the finger eats and then like school slip out the side door. The afternoon session is a chasm to far for my tiny old brain. A walk in the forest is far more beneficial. However even that's becoming a complete deathwish. With the growing number of loons around. Some nut job with an axe to grind looking to grind the fleshy parts of my little head to embed their creative focus. No thanks. So i go home rather, even a restuarant beer doesnt excite me so much. As it used to. In the uk it was great, any pub anywhere you would start conversations with anyone and find out interesting stuff. Not here in SA, i dont have the same confidence to just start chatting to the suspicious looking table next to me. So to my office i go, everyones at work still. I open one of my picture books and imagine a stroll wherever the pages take me. Not the same as interacting with nature or a real conversation with someone ive never met before, however the only thing looking to attack me is one of my daxys. They not so bad. They always happy to see me for some reason. Remember wild creative design is as it does. Lets see your creative portfolio or poetfolio. Or are you a talking artist or a doing creative? I dont mind either, art in the imagination is hidden art afterall.