[HPforGrownups] OT: Artist's Way (was Re: Merchandise and reading deprevation)

[Peg Kerr]

No: HPFGUIDX 3361

Joywitch wrote:

> Peg wrote: "if anyone is moved to try this, I'd be interested in

> how the
> > experience went for you.  For me, the whole week was an unpleasant
> and
> > rather unnerving, but eye-opening experience."
> >
> > From the extract that you gave us it seems it is depravation of all
> input
> > that they ask you to try. This seems an amazing idea. I think I
> would go mad
> > very quickly. Of course, as I have little artistic ability, I doubt
> the
> > whole scheme would do any good.
>
> Sounds like torture to me.  This no reading for a week thing sounds
> like a contrived way to cause yourself some spiritual pain.  I know
> pain is supposed to be good for the soul, but couldnt you just drop
> an anvil on your toe and get it over with quicker?
>
> -- Joywitch
>

Your message made me laugh.  Seriously, the book is worth a look, if any of
you (esp. you aspiring writers) are interesting in exploring your
creativity.  Some of the exercises are really fun.  One was to make a
collage out of pictures ripped out of magazines.  I put a picture of Harry
Potter repelling dementors at the center of mine, one which I'd printed off
the Internet, with the phrase "Expecto Patronum."  (It seemed a fitting
slogan for passing my 40th birthday.)

Here's the picture I cut out and pasted in my collage:

http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/e/a/eagle/expecto_patronum.jpg.html

here's the Amazon reference to The Artist's Way:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874776945/qid=971400996/sr=1-1/102-3241445-3847353

What you get out of this book depends what you put into it.

Cheers,
Peg