Exploration
This is what I love about creative work. It’s not linear. You don’t march methodically from beginning to end.
Instead, it’s improvisational. You make decisions and respond to the environment second by second.
How can use these small galvanized buckets in a way that’s less obvious than simple vases? Will they stack and stay balanced? Look around the garage . . . What can I use to add texture and a hint of color for a surface? Ah, the roll-up mat I use for re-potting my house plants. That might work. Okay, my first attempt looks pretty good. Now, let’s try adding another element. Potting soil. Should it be in arranged in a pile or spread out. Okay, that idea is pretty good. But what if there were more flowers?
There will be revision, additions, subtractions. Ideas evolve as you engage with them. This exploration is how we learn to see. It’s what keeps my mind young.