NASCENCE

nascence
a seed carried by the breeze
settles in the ground
the earth incubates
a root extends
a shoot emerges
feeling its way toward the sunlight
photosynthesis
the stem thickens and arches
tiny leaves erupt and grow
a bud forms
a flower blooms
petals a riot of colour
a bubble rises to the surface of the water
a ripple silently crosses the pond...

fireseed talkin' about creativity, my seedlets
that mysterious frontal lobe activity
a natural trait or a learnable technique?
a serendipity?
(ask newton!)
thinking outside the box?
left brain or right brain?
words and language or symbols and images?
logical and analytical or intuitive?
the detail or the big picture?
introverted or extroverted?

where to start?
inspiration
conception
a split second
often the easy part...
incubation
editing, adapting and reworking
sleeping on it to forget the misleading and irrelevant
cultivating the idea
evolution
hard work...
birth
reward

creativity is individualist and non-conformist
rule-breaking and risk-taking
marching to the beat of a different drum
living dangerously
curiosity and fascination and challenge
no assumptions
updating and reassessing
fusing and cross-fertilising
oscar wilde said
'talent borrows, genius steals'