When I’m unsure about things, I tend to pick up some paper & a pen, & start abstract doodling!

This intentional act is to create a space for me to just sit still with my feeling of ‘not knowing what to do’ (aka - uncertainty), & keep my intellect out of my intuitive zone!! If I’m patient, & wait long enough, the clarity I seek is never too far away, BUT the trick for me is to NOT let my intellect run the show at this point, showing me re-runs of past errors of judgement (in its opinion) on a big movie screen in my head. So I doodle!

I started this one by tracing my hand several times onto the page, overlapping them, as the doodling start point. Long story short, I didn’t like the muddled result - so I picked up my scissors & cut out just two of the hands that overlapped (as seen above). 

Seems removing the messy bits, to see more clearly, was just what I needed to do, with not just this abstract doodle, but also in figuring out my next creative step after my ‘Louder than words’ exhibition - which was both an ending, & a new beginning!! (see previous post).

But I’ve suddenly also become very aware of how much I appreciate my hands - how valuable they are to me as a tool to not only create with, but also to collaboratively, mentally,  figure things out with, to be more engaged & hands on with my creative life! I mean, wow…..gotta love that :-)

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Vicky xxx