My Creative Expression

Art Word of the Week: Creativity

The world painting combines both creativity and imagination. Different textures and images expand the definition to which we see the world as being. This beauty  not only inspires artists to capture mountains, trees, flowers and historical landmarks but allows others to interpret their own definition of what is beautiful. 

Can someone REALLY be creative? I mean are there words that describe people's creative styles? I know for myself I have different creative styles and find different things "creative" but how creative are we?

Is there a measurement that seeks how "creative" we can be? Some people say YES...others say NO. But that's just each person's interpretation.

Even though each one of us SAY "oh I'm not creative! I'm just...boring!" No one is truly boring! I think we all have creativity either expressively or secretively. 

As long as I can remember, I've always been a "creative" person. I always use to dress up as my mother or my favourite teacher and pretend to be them! As a child I use to enjoy being on stage. I use to take part in the choir, the french play, speech competitions and it wasn't until grade 6 that I landed my first lead role in our class production. Carrying on to middle school and then to high school, I use to enjoy creatively putting together class presentations and a really funny example of a presentation was one that I did in high school for my travel and tourism class. My friend and I were given the country Antarctica. Now, think about it...what LIVES in Antarctica..NOTHING! What grows in Antarctica...NOTHING! What is exciting about Antarctica....in my opinion....NOTHING! So my friend and I created a dance routine and a song to make the presentation seem enjoyable. We decorated the classroom with "pretend" icicles and showed the class a clip from the movie Happy Feet! I must pat myself on the shoulder. That was one of the most AMAZING and successful class presentations that I have ever thought of!

In order for someone to take in the beauty of creativity, one must live up to it. Do not be afraid of letting your emotions go! Do what you feel is right! don't let anyone tell you "That's ugly" or "What made you think this way?!" Those are all opinions that normally bring the person down. I've heard comments like that during Drama class but the more I thought about it, the less and less I realized that it shouldn't bother me. I know how to block out bad thoughts and continuously remind myself that this is me and if people don't like it...too bad!

My name is Katherine and I'm taking a Creative Arts class at Ryerson University. This class allows us to explore the benefits of childhood creativity and how significant it is to allow children to explore their creative abilities. It is a way for children to express emotions, desires and what it is that is on their mind. It also allows children to explore things that have a different meaning to them. For example, taking a cardboard box and calling it a castle or taking a camera and calling it a little home for Bobby. Whatever it may be, children need and should engage in creativity. And so should adults. Its fun, exciting and most importantly educating. Step outside the box and do something that you've never done before!

The only way a person can confess to being creative, is if they seek creative styles within themselves.