Embroidered Collage

Hugh Macleod wrote this really cool article on "How to be creative" and draws nifty cartoons and doodles on the backs of business cards.  Go down past the list at the top and start reading the text.  Some pieces I liked, some confused me, but it is definitely worth the read, although it might take more than one sitting.  Someone posted the link in the etsy forums today and after reading it I had to share immediately.

I liked #5 in which he points out there's no glorious swelling of triumph when you come up with perfect idea.  Instead it's the one that you just can't get out of your head even though you think it's stupid so you do it anway.

I liked the thread that ran through a number of the tips, which was about passion.  Yeah, you still have to market the passion, but it's that desire that pulls you through the hours doing the work in which you are creating something that is just yours that is what will bring success.  He referred to it most pointedly in #25 and #26.