This postWhen it comes to the arts, I seem to be bounce back and forth between creation and consumption. Both halves are important to the whole, and in a sense they feed off each other. Artistic symbiosis.
The tricky part is balancing the two. Ideally I’d do a good, healthy amount of both each day, but what usually happens is that the balance swings rather heavily toward one side or the other. For example, lately I’ve been far on the creating end, writing and revising a play and working on a number of design projects. All of which leave little time for reading (which is my main form of consumption). On the other hand, there are stretches where I just read, don’t do much else. I’m missing those right now. :) But back and forth I go, and I’m sure that once I finish these current projects I’ll take a little break and finish a few books. And then get inspired again and start running till the next time I run out of breath.
