Everyday Artist: How to Be More Creative

Not all artists are born.  Most are made.  There was only one Picasso and there is only one you. You are your medium for creating a masterpiece.

In Everyday Creativity, (Psychology Today, December, 2009), Carlin Flora writes, “Buying into a limited definition of creativity prevents people from appreciating their creative potential.  Mention creativity and people immediately think of the arts, but even mundane chores can be addressed in a creative manner.”

Lack of imagination in adults has now been linked to decline in memory function.  People with creative pursuits have actually been shown to be more flexible, less judgmental, and better able to cope with stress, illness, and aging.

The question shouldn’t be “How creative are you?” but “How are you creative?”

Anything that requires creative activity, makes us more observant, dynamic, and connected to the world.  Being interested makes you interesting.

Here are some of our favorite quirky creative artists:

Ennio Marchetto creates his own theatrical language mixing mime, dance, and quick change costumes made out of card-board and paper to produce totally hysterical musical theater.

Christine Kane. Her music, her creativity blog, her 21 Ways to be More Creative, and her quirky take on everything qualify her as a creativity wonder woman.
Four Legs Good.  Two Legs Bad, may be one of the funniest songs ever.

Jarbia Anngelli, photographed birds on phone lines, then replaced the birds with musical notes to create this piece of music.

At the Cebu Provincial Detention Center in the Philippines, inmates spend up to 4 hours a day practicing elaborate choreography routines to popular songs. It hasn’t gotten them out of prison, but it’s made them internet superstars.