At the beginning of your work, you’re defining who you are artistically.  It is intensely confrontational and radical.”

- Thom Mayne

In my drawing, in designing and creating, I’ve noticed that I’m more inclined to study what others have done and a sampling of sorts.  I tend to shy away from confrontation in most every aspect of my life and I think that this is part of that.  In my first class at AAU, a concepts class, I did experiment a bit, but it was mostly novel ideas, and I find myself now just trying things on for size.  Don’t get me wrong, I believe that there is a time and place for creativity and one for sitting back and studying, discovering what has come before.  I’m just wondering if anyone else is feeling this, the desire to be creative but too worried to push the boundaries and test out new ideas, looks, theories.  I mean, we can’t really know unless we try, right?

Thoughts?