One of the foundations of my creative life, is to stay curious. I feel sorry for
\npeople who think they know everything, and are always trying to impress their
\n"knowledge" on those around them. <\/p>\n
One of my mentors told me when I was
\n22 – "The more you learn about the world, the more you realize you know
\nnothing." This was long before the limitless and exhausting supply of facts and
\nimages available on the internet. Yet despite all the endless knowledge that is
\navailable in seconds online, why is it there are still people who seem to know
\nit all?<\/p>\n
One of the great mysteries of the Universe! *wink*<\/p>\n
No
\nmatter how many books you've read, how many museums you've visited, how many
\ndifferent places one has checked off the bucket list… there is always
\nsomething more to see, to learn, to absorb and process. Just about the time we
\nthink we know something, another layer of information is revealed. Technology
\nallows us to pull ever-more details out of the invisible world around us.
\nAccumulated statistics reveal patterns that boggle the mind. <\/p>\n
Another
\nthing I learned from my mentor was to be generous with one's knowledge. We learn
\nthe most when we teach others. Our world gets very small when we huddle over our
\nskill set and knowledge base. "Aha!" moments often come when our ideas are
\nreflected back to us by others, especially students who ask a lot of
\nquestions!<\/p>\n
In Fine Art and Fashion, ideas and influences spread like
\nwildfire. A true Creative will always have more ideas and more inspirational
\nfirestorms than those who put all their energy into controlling the use of their
\nwork. What would have happened if Van Gogh had worried about copyright and
\ncopycats? A true visionary is always looking ahead, not backward.<\/p>\n
In the
\ncreative fields of art and design, if we want to be a leader, we are constantly
\nspinning off the progression of ideas around us, and weaving or stitching
\n(literally or figuratively) those ideas into something that looks new but is
\nreally a unique way of combining and expressing what has come before. Our work
\nis inspired and influenced by others, whether we admit it or not, consciously or
\nunconsciously, and hopefully our work then inspires others. It is a grand spiral
\nof creative Lifeforce that has elliptical cycles but has reinvented itself on
\nevery loop.<\/p>\n
All of my adult life I have been a Continuing Ed student, and
\nI've tried to take classes that really challenge my brain. When I travel I try
\nto sign up for a guided tour with an academic-oriented guide. When I return
\nhome, I bring along history books that will help me with a deeper understanding
\nof my travel experience.<\/p>\n
…and in the end I discover…I still know
\nnothing!<\/p>\n
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