Dealing with Creative Block for Artists

If you’re like me, you get irritated when you fail to come up with fresh and interesting ideas for your next creative project.  I love to think about this as being like ‘writer’s block’ – any creative person can also get in a groove and run out of creative ideas.  Recently, I have been in the rut and have been looking for ways to kick-start my creativity again.  You could be interested in what I found at infoandarticles.net – a great web site for arts and crafts. 
 
First off I found The Artist’s Way review which I read with amazement and then proceeded to buy the book.  I had been told of this book before but had dismissed it.  I’m pleased that i have now read it as it has fully changed how I suspect about creative capability and capacity.  After working my way thru the varied exercises, I discovered some long forgotten interests that when I did them again I gained enormous delight.  I found myself asking why I had stopped doing those things. 
 
The other surprise from the site was the DVD Rubber Paper Scissors with Judi Watanabe review which also led me to buy and I am so happy I did.  For people that do not know, Judi Watanabe is a vet in the rubber stamping industry.  You may have seen her recently on CraftTV doing super scrapbook-related episodes.  For some considerable time now, I had been pining for a total instructional DVD on rubber stamping.  You most probably guessed that I used to be a rubber stamper, but still set in all the old techniques.  It is now time to bring myself recent and this DVD is stuffed full of step by step instructions to help me.  I also must complement the great video and audio production.