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*these illustrations were very kindly gifted, all commissions currently £30*
When I spotted Nyxie’s
incredible illustration of a cat on Twitter, I immediately contacted her to
have illustrations created of my own pets; my bunny Pixie, and my cat; Emmy! My
chats with Nyxie ended up in us talking about our journeys in terms of creativity
and it turned out we had so many elements in common. And it was that chat,
which has inspired this post…
How I learned about imagination
My first memories of being creative are from my nana and I ripping
up the furniture bits from catalogues and sticking them on paper to make little
collages of rooms in houses. I remember, even then, being aware of how much fun
it was and that I enjoyed being able to use my imagination. I liked realizing
that you could take paper and glue and produce something lovely. That you could
live out your dreams through creativity.
Discovering the power of creativity
The next memories were of writing short stories about horses and creating little gifts for my Mum and Nana. I actually found one of those which I’d given to my Nana when she was poorly. It was a little booklet with each page being some sort of ‘benefit’ that happens when you’re ill. There were things like ‘Grandad has to bring you food’ or ‘you get to stay in bed all day.’ From doing these things, I saw how something creative could impact a person’s mood. Their thoughts and their feelings.