Showig Up

I have been doing a lot of reading lately; I always like to read about creativity and hear other artists' thoughts. Two things have struck me that I need to take to heart: one is that the artist is a servant of the creative process and his/her job is to show up and listen, the other is to try something new and different for at least one month. Even when we don't feel inspired to create, we need to follow somewhat of a routine and show up for the work; if we listen to the silence, we can access the creative spirit. I am showing up and still working with grids, my "new" thing for at least a month. Today I tried a different approach and did atomatic drawing first, then followed a very faint grid pattern. Much more "uncontrolled" for me!