I'm reading a book on creativity at the moment, and I was reminded of a moment a couple of days ago, when I paid close attention to the surface of the sea and it suddenly reminded me of the mountainous landscape I saw flying over India, endless craggy peaks tickling the sky. The restless water may have been aquamarine and the elevated landmass dark brown, but in that moment I wondered what it might be like to juxtapose their shapes in a drawing, painting or collage.
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It's Australia Day today, and it feels like we're no closer to the slogan 'Change The Date' becoming a mass movement. I promote it anyway, because you never know - sometimes things can change fast.
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Ever since I caught Covid I've had a sense of myself as having less mental capacity than before. My best friend reassures me that I am still 'plenty sharp', which is somewhat comforting. It could be I am traumatised by the experience and need to talk to my therapist about it. Yet, there is also a sense that I don't need to try so hard to be intellectual: that is something I simply am.
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