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| Who out there plays an instrument, writes, paints, sculpts, or something else that is creative? Why do you do it? I am a professional singer, my hobby is writing on my blog. I do it because it relaxes me and I find the silence a nice contrast to my music filled days.
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| I play piano. I used to do artwork (painting, drawing, etc). I'm more focused on music right now, but every once in a while I find a way to be artistic--I doodle in class, I play with photoshop, do web design, etc. Creativity is a big part of my life. I'm not saying I'm a creative person, but I enjoy activities that require at least a little creativity. I find them to be activities that inherently worth my time. That is, I don't play piano or draw for the end result, but for the experience itself. It's self-rewarding. Sure, it's nice to show off your stuff in front of an audience once in a while, but it's not why I do it. You can describe it as a positive escape from reality. People often use TV or video games to escape stressful and difficult lifestyles. But once they return from the TV, the problems still exist; i.e. it's a negative or neutral escape from reality. Creativity, on the other hand, is a positive escape. You leave the activity feeling replenished. And you accomplished something while you let your mind focus away from day-to-day difficulties. And it looks like there might be a nice reward for this type of lifestyle! Sexual Success And The Schizoid Factor
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| I started playing the drumset in the 9th grade, and now it's a huge part of how I define myself. Finding other musicians to play with is a great way to meet people--all my best friends are people I play music with. It's also my therapy--If I'm feeling sad or angry or nervous, I just go play my ass off for an hour and I feel all better. It's even a fair amount of exercise, especially if you're playing heavier music. |
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| I play the guitar, piano and I compose music and publish online through my website. I also do art (manual & digital) and SLR Photography and I publish them online at deviantart.com I also write short-stories and scripts. In general I always find a way to keep my self amused and busy..,
__________________ BROKEN PROJECTOR -Cinema will save us "What's the point of breathing if someone already tells you the difference between an apple and a bi-cycle? When I bite a bi-cycle and ride an apple, that's when I'll know" -Axl Blackmar in Emir Kusturica's 'Arizona Dream' |
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| I do stencils and free hand spray painting sometimes. Both are really great mediums for creativity. I also consider game development as one of my hobbies, even though I need to put more time into it. There are so many other things I would if I had the time too: film, art, music. |
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| I love the piano! But circumstances always allow me to learn for a while and stop. Still love it... so will be picking it up again sooner or later. Luckily, I'm still breathing my passion every day, which is to be present in the love industry. I like to write, so I blog everyday on my site about love and marriage, dating & relationships for all singles and couples. So, it's two in one! Writing plus loving ha Like dancing too. Well, all in all, seems pretty normal. Nothing creative. I kind of have a limiting belief that I'm really not a creative person
__________________ Kloudiia Tay IIng- Dating Specialist : Love Coach |
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| Wow, all really diverse and special creative hobbies. Isn't it great, Dating Specialist, to make a living doing what one loves. Amazing. The blogging is just the icing on the cake. Yumm!
__________________ I love to grow. |
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| I write funny scenerios that most people would never be able to get out of...here's one.....You're kidnapped by terrorists and they say the only way they will let you live is if you make love to one of the following people: Maury Povich, Al Sharpton, Rosie O'Donnel, or Ronald McDonald....which one do you choose? The Grimace is not an option!! |
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| One hobby I have is bird watching, the other was spawned by feeding birds in my yard and that is building bird feeders, bird houses and nestboxes. Spending the day in my workshop allows my creative juices to flow. Not only does it bring me joy and happiness, it helps the wildlife in my neighborhood! Another creative aspect of my life is computer related. I cannot draw and I do not have a musical bone in my body, but when it comes to developing software my creativity is sometimes overwhelming!
__________________ John The clear realities of nature seen with the inner eye of the spirit reveal the ultimate echo of God. - Ansel Adams |
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| I absolutely love photography. I think I do it because I want to capture a moment before its over. I think that gives me great joy. Something unique, or odd or a moment that might forever go away is crystalized in a picture. How cool is that? I run a little photoblog to get my pictures out there to the world. I sometimes get very little critique, but I keep snapping pictures as many times as I can and at as many places as I can. [shameless promotion]http://dpvtank.shutterchance.com[/end shameless promotion] if you want to see some of my photography and (hopefully) give me some good critique. |
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| I'm a henna artist! You can see some of my work in the gallery on my Web site. There's some crazy beatiful henna art in the HennaTribe Flickr pool, too, a group that I contribute to. I also love writing... I'm the associate editor for a local magazine, and, like everybody else in the world, I harbor dreams of publishing creative work. So far, the furthest I've gotten with side projects (i.e. stuff not for my magazine) is a really, really old draft that got "cherry-picked" at ABCTales.com. Yikes, is that thing in dire need of revision!! Also, when I was a kid, I used to make animated flipbooks out of Post-It note pads. Art -- it's a way of life!
__________________ ~ Elaine. |
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| I used to paint when I was a kid. I enjoyed it but haven't really done it in YEARS. I also started learning keyboard/piano while little. I took a course in college but still wouldn't say I "play" really. I can read music pretty decent and can practice my way into a playing a song but I can't sight read so it takes me forever to learn a song. My favorite lately is photography. I'm really into and so far only have a point and shoot camera with some manual modes. I use the apreture priority mode and am learning alot for that day when I *gasp* can afford a DSLR.
__________________ ~Melissa “I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more begins to make sense.” - Harold Kushner Last edited by Strangemagik : 11-27-2006 at 04:30 AM. |
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| I make music and write (about music stuff). Currently a student, make my side money doing computer repair.
__________________ www.geardos.net - the website for Do-it-yourself music people |
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| I draw, do art with Photoshop, and writing. Drawing and writing gives me alot of creative power so I do them alot. Writing stories also takes you away from reality because you get to create a different world than what you are in now. |
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| Way too many... I play piano, a little guitar and i used to play the violin. I also used to write my own songs, but i haven't for a while now. I love being busy with my hands, i love creating things, I've always adored drawing, painting, working with clay, beading, chrocheting and knitting. But most of all i love designing clothes and making them, and i hope to be able to do this for a living some day.
__________________ http://www.iqons.com/cath |
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| I am photographer and sports photography is my passion. I love to do it because I have to be so in the moment to capture what's going on and not get trampled by players. A few years ago I left computer programming. I was a programmer/system designer and found I would slip into a very creative space in the mind. I did the programming because I like making stuff, love computers, and it makes a boatload of money. |
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| I write, and I also do anything that involves paper. I love paper. Obsessed with it. I like drawing, painting and especially collage. (I derived such joy from gluing paper together!). I also enjoy making my own paper, dying paper, and making transparent papers. Paper paper paper.
__________________ Truth is a living glory born of the interaction between us and our world. Not just the measurable world, but the world of spirit and imagination. Noumenal Free Tarot Readings |
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| I am at heart a writer and am currently working on various stages of eight stories. I love poetry and I have recently published a poetry book currently available at Lulu but will soon find its spot at Amazon and bookshelves (the latter will be difficult but that's why life is fun). I am pretty good at Photoshop but lack the money to upgrade my computer to handle complex work but no worries. My best art, however, is my imagination. |
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| I work as a fantasy artist and children's illustrator - Treelight Studios - so my day job is always creative and I really enjoy it I used to play the piano, guitar, sing and write songs and then I moved to digital composition which is still something I love and is my main hobby - Alarin Music I also keep an illustrated journal (example), and do a lot of web design and Photoshop work as well. |
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| I like to run as that keeps me in shape. For someone with cerebral palsy it's even more important. Reading historical biographies. I also wrote a play about first semester of college at the end of last semester. I finished it on 23 December 2005. Go Suns! (NBA) And Go Aggies! (NMSU) |
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| Music and design for sure, which are more like my life than hobbies. I play guitar and a tiny piano for theory. I love to sing, but my voice kind of sucks and I can't keep pitch, even though I was in chorus for like 10 years. Design, esp, web and graphics require creativity, along with programming. Once in a while a little photography. And, of course, PD.
__________________ http://www.andrewfitz.com |
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| I sometimes have periods of inspiration where a creative stream starts flowing. This has been going on for a long time, and only over the past few years I have spent more time capturing this in a visual journal. Sometimes there is so much flowing its hard to capture everything. Details come to me in each inspiration for ideas to do with new technological products I have been desiring to bring into form. Some ideas relate to my hobby of musical valve amplifiers. Which is actually old technology and I have already made some things in that area. I intend to bring the journal ideas, into form. Since I discovered St |

