Getting In! by Crawford Nancy;

Author:Crawford, Nancy;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Resolve

“The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”

—RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Our ninth aspect of the creative process is resolve. This phase implies completion – one of the trickiest aspects of the entire process. Most of us start projects. We start drawings and sketches with visions of grandeur for clothes we will sew, products we will design, characters we will animate and sculptures we will carve. If your portfolio or studio is anything like mine it may already be cluttered with half finished paintings and numerous assorted projects that we claim we will finish ‘one day.’ But that day never comes. Why is it so difficult sometimes to finish things?

I think that part of the challenge in completing something is that it is a process of closing the gap between the work as we envisioned it and the reality of what we have created. Stating that we are done somehow implies that we are content to let the work stand as it is – and that is scary. Sometimes if the work falls short of our expectations we don’t want to admit that we are unworthy or unable to make the piece everything that it could be.

Another reason that finishing a project is challenging is that we can run out of inspiration, motivation or enthusiasm for the work. When the rush of the new thing is over, it can be challenging to maintain and intensify our interest or passion for the concept or the work itself. The ability to stick with an idea and dig deeper, pushing yourself to explore and produce is a sign of maturity. Responsibility, and commitment can be subtle but powerful themes that emerge from your work, showing your ability to carry through an idea from “spark” to finish.

Some of the main reasons students have told me that they didn’t complete things include:

They lost interest along the way

They were too stressed to work due to their procrastination

They let obstacles break their determination

They gave up because they didn’t feel they had the ability to ‘pull-it-off’

They felt overwhelmed by too many desires and interests

They lacked focus or prioritization

They had fear around calling a project complete or done because they were worrying about the final phase of the creative process cycle – the sharing– and were already fearing rejection or negativity.

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