Ode To the Simple Things

There are many elements in nature which have held great value since my youth. I often marvel at the beauty of a humming bird and its ability, to appear to float in mid air. As a child I thought humming birds were fairies! I also remember catching ‘lightening bugs’ on warm summer days in Ohio. And later returning, as an adult to find out the insects were almost extinct in the area, because of their use in scientific experiments.

If more of us could maintain the appreciation of nature and the simple things, which youthful innocence creates; creativity would flourish in the larger populace. I don’t think of an artist as only one, whose medium is acrylic paint, or watercolors, but also a computer for a software engineer and their ability to create a user experience; or an empty lot, of a real estate developer and the visualization necessary to develop a community.

Fielder explains that “because their nature is richer and more highly refined, are more receptive to the visible world”. “Refinement”, only comes with spending time, studying one’s subject or craft. For those in a cubical or experiencing the daily responsibilities of life, this is not always easily obtained or valued. So like a knife we can become dull if not sharpened.

Fielder discusses sensation, which naturally occurs with an individual’s perception of an object, but more importantly the intellect that is required, as an artist to control and move beyond the natural sensation.

With creating one must maintain there is never one way of thinking or viewing, as with cognition is abstraction. Once one comes to a conclusion, there is always a path leading to a new direction of discovery. Thus creativity will continue to expand.