Creative Girl Interrupted
Curation No.7 - on what creating through chaos actually looks like
I haven’t slept at all this entire weekend, darlings. Sorry for the belated curation, but here it is :)
Opening Act
A glimpse into the standout moments of the week
A glimpse into the standout moments of the week
Parenting a puppy isn’t for the weak, especially since said cute lil furry friend is less than 3 months old. I’m sleep deprived darlings, Belle has turned out to be a heavy crier at night. I know she’s not to be blamed here because, well, she is a baby after all. However, I go to bed at 10 p.m, only to be woken up at midnight, with her asking to be cuddled, and then again at 2 a.m, and then at 5 am and then ending up finally waking up at 6 a.m to feed her. It’s exhausting, so truly my daylight activities have been slightly reduced because I’m tired. It has reinforced my appreciation for my parents, can you imagine doing this with a human baby? Geez.
However, not everything has been so hectic. Actually, with my small amount of energy I’ve been trying to focus it on my creative endeavors. There are fewer of them I get to do in the day, but even something small still counts. I’ve stopped working for a minute on my portfolio, and pivoted to focus on the tease and launch of my design studio (if you are interested, go check it out @the.void.effect). It’s been real work, but I’ve been learning a lot. And in the end, that’s just going to turn into my portfolio, so the quicker I launch it, the quicker I get to complete more briefs and up-skill. Just a few days ago I spent an hour figuring out Premiere Pro’s basics. God I LOVE Adobe, but it’s overwhelming sometimes (in the most cool way). Anyway, that’s pretty much what’s been happening in my mundane life, and I am quite content figuring out, even if sometimes the blues try to hit.
Curator’s Picks
A rundown of the media I’ve bee consuming
Because of sleep depravation, you might already be guessing my media consumption is still at its lowest. So, for now let’s call this a small media dump.
Music
I’ve been listening to Aitana’s newest album, Cuarto Azul. She’s a Spaniard pop singer that I’ve been listening to she starred in Disney+’s series Our Only Chance. Her lyrics are so romantic and full of feeling, but this new album is truly that sort you play in your room to kick your feet and daydream about past and future alike. My favorite track is “superestrella”. Definitely check this out!
TV & Movies
Fantastic Mr.Fox
I am still on the fence with this movie because it was my first time watching it and I feel there’s still a lot to unpack. What I find most wonderful was the fact it was a stop motion sort of movie, and it’s the first one of this kind that I watch ever since Wallace and Gromit when I was a kid. It made me laugh a lot, though. I might rewatch it soon when I do some more research on it.
Jojo Rabbit
I made it halfway and have yet to finish it; however, I think it’s bound to become one of the most impactful movies I’ve seen this year. I love — LOVE — the satirical quality to it, the way it’s carried out is just so light but for sure meant to pack a big punch. I love Scarlett Johansson’s role in it, showcasing the difficulties of raising children in a time where propaganda is made to make them act like adults. I think she does a wonderful job in trying to convey the effort it takes to guide children without harming them even more.
Unveiling
Hyper fixations of the past days
I just started taking my creativity more seriously, given that I have pretty much all the time in the world to nurture it. I want to do all, and some days I can only do two or one creative activities because I enter into a flow state and forget there are other projects to tackle. Other days I don’t do any sort of creative activity, and those are the hardest. Not because I don’t want to create, but because I don’t know what to do, simply wasting time deciding on what to do, and if I manage to decide then I might end up losing time doing things, hating how they look and restarting all over again. It’s the worst.
Recently I saw an instagram story of one creative who phrased this frustration so perfectly: am I in a creative block, or just being lazy? It was this aha moment for me, but not even five seconds later I realized I didn’t even know where I stood regarding it. This only made me slightly more frustrated because I realized, in my case, it’s the first time my creativity isn’t prompted by a pre-existing project the way it was in college. I was used to break through creative blocks and slumps out of need, out of having to keep pushing because I had a due-date to meet. Now, my time is my own, I have a lineup of projects I want to do but whenever I please and while that’s fantastic, it’s also overwhelming. Most of the pressure comes from seeing all the creativity that overflows others who put forward these incredible projects, but then I see how stuck I am, wasting time and iterating, and I get anxious.
While launching my own creative socials have exposed me to this never-ending showcase of people’s wondrous creativity, it also has brought my attention to some who also share the not so glamorous side of it. The uncertainty and doubt, the ‘lazy’ days and slumps. It made me reflect, creation is like any other plant or tree. It goes through various seasons, from stale pauses to points of full bloom and activity. Embracing that is a vital part to keep creating. In school they never taught me how to deal with this, and so far I’m just starting to learn how to face the discomfort of hitting a slump. Nevertheless, in the small amount of time I’ve been learning to self-nurture my creativity, it seems to me that maybe the best advice is just to keep doing. Figure it out, try and try and try until you find something to reignite the flow.
I know there is a lot of slumps coming my way as a creative, but I can only hope I can find more tips and creatives to lean on.
Archival Pieces
Bits of what I’ve been collecting on my camera roll
Outro
A sneak peak of what’s to come
Anyway, hopefully the new week feels a little lighter on my body and a lot clearer in my mind. Given the launch/tease of my creative socials, I want to leverage that excitement and nerves to make room for ideas to come softly. Prioritize creative outlets without pressure, nor spending too much time spiraling in indecision and minuscule details, and more time just… doing — even if it’s imperfect.
If anything, I just want to end each day proud that I showed up, even in the smallest ways. If you are a creative too, and have some tips on harnessing the best of the creative flow let me know in the comments! I’d love to build more creative connections with y’all.
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XOXO
Jules
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