Recently, I saw a post sharing the work of Thandiwe Muriu
Thandiwe Muriu, In Full Bloom
and felt a surge of feelings: excitement, jealousy, desire (to name a few haha!). The patterns, the patterns on patterns, the colors - I wanted more of her work and I wanted to make work like hers. So I attempted it - lying on the floor because why not.
This little shoot had me laughing! When was the last time I did something like this? When was the last time I had a creative thought, didn’t overthink it and just went for it?
When I sat with it, it had been awhile.
There’s so much we think we know based on what we see and there’s so much we don’t know based on everything that’s hiding underneath. I might be brave and wear big dresses with ease but underneath that is a woman who wonders “am I doing this right?”. I feel insecure when LA weather isn’t muumuu weather and I long for the sticky hot and humid days of New Orleans, especially when I’m pulling on a sweater in what should be the warmer days of spring and summer. It’s confusing. What is actually going on here?!
The brain doesn’t like it. The brain wants easy. Predictable.
It’s so easy for us to get trapped into a routine that we don’t have to think about. Wake at the same time, eat the same breakfast, throw on the same clothes (more or less), wear your hair the same way, same makeup (or none) and same tasks. Day in and day out. We become robotic.
WE NEED TO BREAK FREE!
No different than a director calling “CUT!” when the scene is finished, when was the last time you yelled CUT for yourself?
I’m finding myself yelling “CUT” on a daily basis right now. It feels like something new wants to come up and I still have some wiggling to do in order for it to get out.
That little photo shoot shocked me into wanting more but not quite being sure of what “more” is. Spontaneity? New creative outlets? Random things that make me laugh at myself?
What is it you’re craving? What are you too scared to admit? If you yelled cut right now, what would it be for? (If you say a craft services snack break, that’s 100% okay haha! I’d agree with you).
When you’re ready to transfer that curiosity into a reality, Nina is here and ready.