February/March 2022 Sand & Pine

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( Be Inspired )

The Cost of Creativity BY CHRISTIN DAUBERT ANYONE WHO HAS EVER CREATED SOMETHING HAS INEVITABLY HIT A BREAKING POINT. In those moments of hair-pulling frustration, where the hundredth time is a failure but the hundred and first time could be glorious success, the creative person has asked, “Why do I do this?” The answers, of course, are vastly different for each person. I can tell you that when I’m struck with an idea—be it color inspiration for a piece of art, a new way to use existing art, a business idea or event—my whole body tingles and breath fills every cell inside me. I momentarily feel that wash of success and brilliance and it’s those nanoseconds that carry me through the sludgy 34 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE February/March 2022

days of normalcy. I know, I’ve made the creative process sound so appealing, haven’t I? Honestly though, that allencompassing moment of joy I get from using my creative brain is how I know I’m on the right path with an idea. When I share the product of an idea and it is met by others with praise or “I want to buy this,” I think, double score! I love that feeling. I’m sure most people do. And it’s got me thinking about those artists, creatives, crafters, and makers who have felt the tug of commercializing their creations. It can be a rather weary road to travel. Charging for your services and


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