Scrapbooking may uncover hidden artistic desires for many a hobbyist. The, at times, structured designs and crafting rules may encourage those who are comfortable in those worlds to venture into the artistic process with a semblance of order and productiveness leading the way. What is clearly purposeful about art is that if we are not only selling art, art exists for our personal pleasure, which is actually a healthy and productive goal. Art allows our brains to grow, rest and mature so that our critical thinking and our possibilities are expanded. It is also good for the psychological and emotional worlds which lend themselves to the physical world of heath, healing and avoiding illness where stress reduction and immune system protection are critically important. The cost of becoming too structured with art is the creation of another set of tasks and the inclusion of less expansive thinking.
Sometimes, we are so discouraged by others' criticisms that we avoid any entrance into fields and titles where we know someone won't think we measure up. The cost of such harsh judgment and criticism in the worlds of self-expression and art is that many people who would like to venture further down the creativity wheel, expanding their list of creative hobbies or simply attempting them with less rules in place, some of these people are susceptible to believing that they can not justify calling themselves artists or exploring the world.
If you are gravitating toward a hobby, but are also cutting yourself off from other creative ventures simply for this reason, it may be time to give a second thought. No one can stop you from exploring the best of who are indefinitely, not when you know the secret thought processes and fears that are leading you to automatically say no to some ventures or "maybe later" to some options.
It seems these days that scrapbooking has gravitated toward more structure, more rules and more prep work: from the digitized designs, the stocked craft rooms worthy of a check-out stand and cashier for reselling all the resources within. Maybe, some more of the innovation can be explored by first asking yourself: why do you craft? Is it artistic fulfillment or is it the product? A yes to either of these may be a good enough reason to ask the following. Do I have a passion for art that I've innocently marginalized and restricted before now? What would it feel like to draw, to paint, to make something like a sculpture or a project with my hands and to create something that could last and be displayed? How about designing and making clothes or shoes? How about creating enduring art for my home and for others? Sometimes, the intent behind creating art that can be thrown away quickly is self-limitation. Are there any limits you can break? If not, enjoy the process as one worthy of your purposes and tastes. And if there are limits. You can enjoy deleting them through a fun and, at times, simpler creative process known by those who dance near the fear of criticism and access the joy of creating with exuberance and freedom: creating art without instructions.
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