many ideas, many thoughts. interacting, listening to other music, looking at other people's artwork, reading other people's thoughts .. (It's great to hear that the more literal folks may have more neanderthal genes!) yep, for some it sublimating emotions, and for others, talking, dreaming or clearing. M.Ted, I used to work as an illustrator and cartoonist some time back, and those deadlines worked. In a way I'm using them again, by committing parts of the evening to creating.
Maeve you've taken the big step by leaving a career to pursue creativity. What a great process, reminded me of the impact joining a choir had for me in the early 90s, it started a journey down a very long and windy road...
meanwhile, here's links to a couple of artists whose work I have recently discovered: