any artists out there? | ADHD Information
while michaelangelo was by far one of the most amazing painters inhistory, I dont feel that he could have possibly been ADD/ADHD. He spent
way too much time on one project, when was the last time one of us with
ADD/ADHD spent more than 20 mins on the same ideaWell if you hyperfocus...you can go days....I do...it has to be something I am really interested and passionate about.
I am very creative but also very frustrated. I write, draw, paint in my mind. When it comes to putting it on paper something happens. I can't explain it...all I do is stare at the blank paper. One thing I DO know is that I see perspective backwards...rather than the typical vanishing points that converge in the background or the side of the paper. I see perspective from the nearest point to me (start point) then all lines diverge AWAY from this point to create forground and backgrond...sounds crazy I know...
I value and am moved by all types of creativity...visual/performing/literary all types. Family and peers have teased me about being so sensitive as the arts can often move me to tears...
It is known that we ADDers have a higher rate of creativity within our ranks that the generall population. That makes me feel good.
Haley in Ohio
what about the artists out there with ad/hd, who would be the next michaelangelos and vangos if the could manage to finish their projects!!???
i know that's MY problem. i NEVER seem to be able to finish any of my projects!!
"while michaelangelo was by far one of the most amazing painters in
history, I dont feel that he could have possibly been ADD/ADHD. He spent
way too much time on one project, when was the last time one of us with
ADD/ADHD spent more than 20 mins on the same idea "
ok, maybe you misunderstood what i said. i was saying that i feel that i "COULD" be the next michaelangelo "IF" i could manage to finish any of my projects.
i know i would be good, i just can't manage to finish anything that i start. i have like 20 unfinished peices of artwork scattered around my house!!!
ok, sorry, I did misunderstand. I completely agree. My studio here atschool has about 3 unfinished paintings and a whole crapload of written
down ideas and supplies that were the beginning of things
i was cruising ebay one day, and stumbled across the art of "reborning" dolls. That's when you take a regular play doll, and paint it up and replace the body of it with a more realistic body and make into a one of a kind collector's item.
I researched it, and discovered, "I CAN DO THAT!"
To make a long story short, my husband spend half of his income tax check last year getting me all the supplies i needed to start my new 'reborn doll business' studio, on the oil paints, the dolls, and EVERTHING! I have yet to produce one complete doll to show for it. There are like 3 half painted heads with half of the hair rooted, eyeballs laying all over the place, and limbs scattered everywhere, and other piles of related mess, creating mountains of STuFF on my studio table.
it's a general MESS in my 'studio'!! oh, what to do....
LOL!!!! That is painting quite the creepy picture in my mind!
[QUOTE=bcgirl1978][QUOTE=sonya_h]There are like 3 half painted heads with half of the hair rooted, eyeballs laying all over the place, and limbs scattered everywhere, and other piles of related mess, creating mountains of STuFF on my studio table. [/QUOTE]
Makes me think of a halloween movie...creepy...poor dolls...they really want to be at one with themselves.....LOL LOL LOL
socialize with people. I am learning product design with an emphisis on
innovation but have interest in all things creative..... and if I neglect my
passions I fall apart literally, keeps me sane.
or at least on the edge.
Apart from design, I am into ceramics (trowing and casting especially)
and crafts (go through fases), writing (synical shortstories), painting,
drawing and photography (but I dont like the darkroom process at least
not when I am not on ritalin). I aquired a poloriod recently.... its great you
get the pitcures momentarally
no fuss.
I love graphic design and character design. I've always had a very artistic eye, and ear for that matter. I LOVE music, but due to my dyslexia, I can't play any instruments to save my life. And oh how I've tried. I just can't seem to get my hands and fingers to move independently of each other. But a can listen to a piece of music, classical or rock, or whatever, and appreciate the talent that went into creating it. I'm NOT a fan of 99% of the contemporary pop out there right now because it just seems so manufactured and unimaginative. I can look at a peice of scenery and appreciate it from both an artistic point of view, and a geological point of view. I have always been fascinated by landforms and erosion, and when I look at a mountain I envision how it must have looked 1000 years ago, and what it will look like 1000 years from now. I also usually wish I had a camera to capture the image.
I enjoy doing crafty things.... cross-stitch, ceramic painting, sewing. I would someday like to try fashion design, but I don't think I am quite that creative... :)
I always loved writing when I wa sin school. My teachers always praised me on it. But whenever I tried writing something for fun (not for school), I ended up not finishing it. But I LOVE to read.
You know.... I think I am very good at appreciating art, but I'm not all that great at creating it in the first place.
I am an artist too. Infact the reason I started reading this message board
was for one of my college art classes. The topic of the class is installation
art and is mainly conceptual based. After running an insane number of
ideas through my head for this project my topic reverted to expressing
my world, and my way of thinking. I wanted to express the overwhelming
amount of though and idea that goes along with being adhd so I looked
here for the answer. oddly enough these message boards have become
the project itself. I am printing all of the topics and messages that I feel
describe me and am putting them on the wall with stick pins in a very
disorganized way. in the center is video of my feet as I work in my studio
showing the fidgeting(sp??). this project has become a sort of therapy for
me and I am really feeling like I can look better into other aspects of my
life now that I have explored the one that seems to affect evereything I
do.
I want to personally thank everyone that participates in these boards, they
have helped me in so many ways, and I hope to have a website up soon
about the piece.
well that was one heck of a tangent for a simple question like "are there
any artists?" but o well, I cant help myself.
Tommy
Virginia Tech (Studio Art)
College of Arch. and Urban Studies Tommy, That sounds fantastic!!!! We cant wait to see the finished product! What a way to express art!!!! Keep us posted!Me Me MEeeeeEEee! I am an artist! I love to paint, draw, draft, use CAD to design, I also have started on a book...but I am not sure I will ever finish..I also do wonderful floral arrangements........ADHDers are major creative....in many ways...some may not be able to draw but they all have an imagination....
I am a wanna be artist....does that count? I draw, paint and most recently started making collages. I am very visual and find art soothing. People have always told me I am creative and art gives me an outlet too. I have no training- self taught and just do it for my own pleasure and sanity.
I do find I am constantly looking for patterns, visual stimulation etc. wherever I go. Most recently we have had stunning beautiful foggy, misty morning and the dark, bare trees against the sky as the sun comes up is breath taking. I have a hard time staying on the road because I spend my time looking at the scenery. I am currently working on a collage with the fog and trees as inspiration.
I am just recently dx'd and am looking for some direction so this thread wil be interesting to me.
I've always loved the visual and performing arts. I draw, paint,sculpt, dance and play the violin. But i never seem to meet
other people with the same interests. Any artists, writers,
dancers, singers, etc out there in the ADHD world?
I am an aspiring writer - and I love singing...took voice lessons, sing in the car, at work, at my computer writing messages on chat boards...
. I don't have any illusions of singing professionally (Actually, ego trip a little here, I've been told I could sing operatic or broadway theater if I wanted to devote my life to it, but I have a family and don't have the desire or the drive to do so) I want to get into community theatre as well, because I was very into drama in my teens and would love to perform again. Performing in front of people, be it while singing or playing a role, is such a rush...an energy high that you have to feel to believe. So community theater would be great, but my husband is going through some serious back surgeries (he has a severe spinal condition that they are trying to correct) and until we are through with that, the audience must wait.
I also love to write...I write a lot of fanfiction just for fun, but I do have a lot of original stuff in progress...and a few finished works I am just to chicken to send out to a publisher. My ego is up and down on this one. People who've read my stories say they're very good, but one day I'll be like "hey! These are good!" and the next day, "This is complete and utter sewage waste."
Actually, my doc says that one of the ways I've channeled my ADHD is through my creative outlets...for example, I can't clean unless I'm singing along to music. Seriously. If I can't sing, I keep stopping and doing something else, get bored and irritated that I have to do chores and ignore them, or something - but if I can sing, I can direct my attention to enjoying the act of creating song and fade the chores into the background.
Out of curiousity, anyone else here do stuff like that? Need to be multi-tasking in a specific way to efficiently get things done? Or just get ANYTHING done?
Zen Hugs,
Pyxelle
I'm into all sorts of art forms. First of all, I'm very involved with web design and I do it as a profession. I'm hoping to start my own web business one day. Photography is something I'm slowly picking up. I really enjoy it. I just need to master my digital SLR camera, too many settings! I also like to get down on the dance floor whenever I go out with friends, as well as Karaoke! It gives me a chance to be someone different and express myself. It's really fun.
Funny you mention violin, because I played for about 6 years as a child. I regret not keeping up with it. I think I definitely took it for granted.