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LauraNorder Sat 26-Jun-21 11:37:11

Oops just looked up wabi sabi, seems I am misinformed. More about embracing and appreciating imperfection.
I’ll stick to ‘happy accident’ as the thing that happens to me when I make something look good.

LauraNorder Sat 26-Jun-21 11:32:28

I absolutely know what I like but struggle to put it together, I too have to see the finished thing whether a room in a magazine or an outfit on a mannequin.
When it comes to art, I am definitely not an artist but do have a little studio with canvases and lots of paint and brushes. I love to throw paint around and experiment with different techniques, sometimes I finish up with something which really pleases me. The Japanese call it wabi sabi, a happy accident. The same applies to decor or an outfit.

greenlady102 Sat 26-Jun-21 11:09:40

FannyCornforth

BBbevan

I always know exactly what I want. Colour, style, shape, everything. However it is not always easy to get.

Yes, I'm the same.
I always have 'a plan'.
And as soon as I see something I know that it's right. I never faff about when I'm shopping.
I don't go by fashions either, and I never 'go off' things.

this absolutely and when i see what i want, if I can afford it I buy multiples

Alizarin Sat 26-Jun-21 11:07:16

It's a great question Maw. I'm an artist and people often assume I have a vision for things in my imagination, but not at all. I always get inspired by something I see; in a book, on the shop mannequins, in nature. And when I paint I have no idea what I'm going to produce until the blank canvas is literally in front of me. It's quite a nice way to live because ideas can pop up out of anywhere, any time! But I often get the feeling that I disappoint those who think my head must be full of wonderful ideas ha ha!

vampirequeen Sat 26-Jun-21 11:07:09

I have no vision whatsoever. If I choose paint it's all guess work on my part. DH draws sketches of things he intends to build and I just nod and trust that he knows what he's talking about grin

FannyCornforth Sat 26-Jun-21 11:03:22

BBbevan

I always know exactly what I want. Colour, style, shape, everything. However it is not always easy to get.

Yes, I'm the same.
I always have 'a plan'.
And as soon as I see something I know that it's right. I never faff about when I'm shopping.
I don't go by fashions either, and I never 'go off' things.

Calendargirl Sat 26-Jun-21 10:57:55

I don’t have much vision.

When I was still working and bought ‘work’ clothes, I liked going into M&S, seeing a mannequin wearing a skirt, top, cardigan, whatever, and buying that ‘look’.

This was back in the day when Marks was good for clothes. Don’t suppose it would be the same nowadays.

BBbevan Sat 26-Jun-21 10:54:13

I always know exactly what I want. Colour, style, shape, everything. However it is not always easy to get.

MawBe Sat 26-Jun-21 10:23:50

How good is yours? Do you have an idea from the outset, or do you do mood boards or wait for inspiration?
Try as I might, I am one of those people who likes things when I see them but find it incredibly hard to visualise what I want something to look like beforehand.
Colour schemes for the house- no idea, until I see it.
When I had a new kitchen, honestly I could have gone for half a dozen different styles until I saw the one - in my case a range cooker and could then plan round it.
It’s the same with clothes- I can remember drifting round Sahara in Oxford, liking this, touching that, but it was only when I saw a woman came out of the fitting room in a particular jacket that it occurred to me that was the look I wanted (fortunately they had more than one!)
Some of you are very artistic and creative, I know, so you must be blessed with visual imagination. I have to wait until I see it
(I must be a sitting duck for advertising!) sad