Shawne’s Blog

The item of interest from my reader was the article, “Of Creativity and Art,” found in Students 2.0.  Coming from a performing/visual arts background (both teacher and actress), I especially was interested in reading a student’s thoughts on creativity.  The writier defined creativity as “the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, etc.”  She felt that creativity can be taught and should be practiced.  To a certain extent, I believe creativity can be taught, but if the inherent “gift” is not there, there is only so far a person can go with his/her creativity.  Certainly practicing your craft will help, but a person is limited if the “gift” is not within.