My Creative Process

As the name, Growth, suggests I have learned a lot about myself throughout this capstone process. Throughout the semester in CPSA250 we learned a lot about developing our creative process to best suit our own style. I learned that I do not enjoy working linearly, that I am better at time management when I am under a time constraint, and that you should always check to see if the cute cow kitchen timer you are buying off of Amazon to time your homework sessions constantly makes an annoying ticking noise. One of the most valuable creative lessons I learned this year was about “killing your darlings” (Dietz). Essentially warning that your favorite ideas might be holding you back creatively, I was able to let go of ideas that I was stuck on, like using feathers in my bird of paradise piece. This idea is something that I have taken into my architecture coursework since I tend to get stuck on certain ideas during the creative process.

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Resources

Dietz, Lynda. “What It Really Means to Kill Your Darlings. It may be the release of the burden you didn’t know you were carrying.” The Writing Cooperative. Accessed 13 February, 2021. www.writingcooperative.com/what-it-really-means-to-kill-your-darlings-ab364e312eea