Being a creative soul has a whole bunch of perks but sometimes we experience creative blocks that inhibit us from coming up with new ideas. This post is going to made up of a few tips on how to get your creative groove back.

How to get your creative spirit in groove again

When looking to get your creative spirit back into overdrive; its not just creative activities that can be used to get it back, non-creative invoking activities that can assist in easing back into creating new work.

Below are a list of tips that can be used to get imaginative  spirit back.

Relax

Being a creative myself relaxing was actually one of the best things I did. This may seem like an unfamiliar activity to do, however relaxing is the best thing to do when you have a creative block.

From being stressed out with a block, stressing yourself into coming up with ideas will only aid in frustrating you even further. Setting aside a few days to ease yourself will assist in your drive coming back.

Taking a bath, a shower, reading a book, cooking a favorite dish or meal, watching a movie or listening to music can ease your mind from the stress of your block. These simple past time routines can help you unwind and possibly have a few ideas spring to create from.

Go to an art museum or historical museum

My father once took me to the museum to assist with my creative block. The museum had historical pieces and art works that local artists had submitted for themes that the museum showcased.

I managed to see the different ways that artists used different mediums for their art pieces and the collections of the cultural significance of certain animals. This inspired me to pursue my drawings in a creative way by experimenting with different medium or even  mixing them to view how they worked together.

Visiting any museum where you can view either art pieces, historical monuments or innovations can assist you in getting a few ideas. Certain aspects of the museum can make you be inspired to try out techniques that were exhibited in a famous art piece.

Get inspired

Sometimes visiting particular landscape points such as parks or monumental places, going around your city or town and viewing the architecture and interior of different establishments and buildings.

Visiting a range of restaurants that have different color palettes where one restaurant has a futuristic and clean, monotone color scheme and another has a sophisticated and casual look with a double color scheme. Chairs that are either anchored booths, portable chairs, contemporary chairs or a ladder back chair.

From viewing the different ways establishment layout and organize their interior and exterior you can create adapted pieces with a sophisticated or edgy look different from your own or even merged with it.

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Capture Your Ideas

Another tip to follow would be to keep a recording of different experiences you have or think of.

Creativity at Work states that the best way to capture your ideas is to:

• Collect pictures and articles of people, places, things and ideas that please you. You will develop an idea file that will help stimulate your thinking on future projects.

Keeping a playlist or folder of dance videos from your favorite choreographers can assist you in learning new dance styles to incorporate in your own. When you watch and practice the dance combos in the comfort of your home, your creativity sparks because you are absorbing the routine you practice.

Having a saved folder or file of pictures or videos of what appeals to you that you can look through can assist you in making ideas. A simple file of pictures of animals or even makeup looks can fuel your creativity drive to construct new and exciting art, fashion and dance pieces.

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Clean up

Spiritual Bliss explains that, “Clutter can have the opposite effect, confusing the mind and making us feel like we don’t know what to focus on next.”

When your living space is filled with a mess of material all over your bed, desk, floor or chair it makes it harder for you to come up with ideas. Taking time to clean and organize your working space and even home will remove the chaos that elongates your creative block.

A tidy and unified working space will leave your head clear to be imaginative as you are not stressed out with the messiness that was previously existing.

Conclusion

Creative block in either writing, drawing, sewing or dancing can be a real letdown that can frustrate even the most imaginative souls. However with these tips perhaps you can learn new ways to handle them.

If I left out any tips you have be sure to share yours in the comments.