Dream a Little Dream

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

Julie Daydreaming 1894 Berthe Morisot

“Creativity is, put simply, the ability to imagine and come up with original ideas and solutions. It’s a willingness to leave what is known, what exists, and open up to what’s possible.”
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross -
Your Brain on Art - How the Arts Transform Us.

As a child, I remember getting into trouble often in elementary school for daydreaming. At that time, in a parochial school, daydreamers were sometimes seen as problem children who needed discipline to “straighten them out”. They needed to be taught to pay attention to their academic studies. Acknowledging creativity was definitely not on the agenda. I loved to draw what my dreaming gave me, and sometimes would create illustrated booklets on various topics that I was fascinated with. When I wasn’t out running around exploring the city nearby, I used my drawing to explore the world inside my head. Some of this was encouraged in my home, some not. I didn’t kn…