I am sort of a jack of all trades, including a variety of creative expressions, rather than the master of any. I am learning guitar and that's going pretty well (though my bass is jealous). I have done some drawing in the past, though I don't think there was much worth to it. It was better than some do. Painting, not so much. My main alternative mode of expression is tinkering. I like to tinker with my kayaks and canoes. Add some deck rigging, or put in tackle holders, or add a rowing station. Nothing special, but if I think about it the creative process is much the same. Get a notion, expand on it a bit, think through how to make it happen, then get your hands busy, and when you're done you've made one thing into another.
My sister however is a freelance artist and also a talented banjo picker. She also plays guitar, mountain dulcimer, a little piano, and even harmonica. She is also brilliant at math - earned a degree as an architect and worked as an architect for a while before going freelance with her art.
My mom was the same way too. She played piano by ear and sang like Patsy Cline. Plus she was an astoundingly good quilter. She could reproduce traditional patterns, but mostly she enjoyed making up scenes. She'd describe what she wanted to my dad, who is an artist (and a brilliant mathemetician, but not musician). He'd draw it out from her description. Then she'd cut out the paper and figure out how to make the patterns (radical math application as far as I'm concerned).
Me, I earned a degree in economics. It requires quite a lot of math but the answers aren't nearly as concrete. Gives a lot of fudge space that way.
- Zurf
Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude
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