“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” -Al Hirschfeld
I stopped caring about being judged for having toys in my space. Many creatives have little fidgets and toys in their workspace. Now that all those mini collectibles are everywhere, it’s easy to gather all the toys you need to keep the wheels turning.
It adds to creativity when we take time to see the world through a child’s eyes, and when we let our inner child have the little things it desires. Julia Cameron talks a lot about artist dates to help coax out that inner child that many adults learn to neglect. One idea of hers that I really took to heart was going to the dollar store and getting art supplies to make something. And that’s what I did with my little one over the weekend. It wasn’t an official artist date, but my inner child wanted to create, so we went. We had a blast and got glitter everywhere.
Not going to lie, it took me a long time to learn to hear and listen to my inner child.
What do you refuse to put down?
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