On Comparison vs. Creativity

I have been bitten by the comparison bug again recently. It isn’t fair to other artists equally as it isn’t fair to me. I want to feel good and excited about other people’s work as well as my own, not jealous of their accomplishments (minor though it is) or dejected by my feelings of inadequacy. That’s not their fault.

Mostly it is not fair to me, though. I do good, interesting, and exciting work. It’s my own and looking at other people’s, there is no one making art pieces like mine that I have seen.

I came across a button the other day and bought it. It reads, “Comparison kills creativity.” It hit me hard. Comparing my work to another’s just stifles my own creativity! It makes me think I should be doing what she (random other quilt artist) is doing! But I’m not her nor am I interested in replicating what she makes.

It is a beautiful reminder that I need to do my own thing, and let her do hers.