Many people create a “Bucket List” of things they want to do before they “kick the bucket”. I don’t want to finish a list — to check off each item & never return to the experience of it again. I like the idea of never-ending goals — to attach the more creativity & endlessness of life to my list.
Creativity Bucket List
- Visit New Zealand & Scotland
In the Shire of Fife, Buckhaven is a small fishing village where Nana, my maternal grandmother grew up with my great-grandparents, “Mother” and “Daddy Jim”. While in Scotland I want to visit medieval ruins & the magical Stonehenge & King Arthur’s mythical Camelot & the wild coastline & castles & maybe Wales & maybe Ireland & … New Zealand interests me because it is an island with a similar environment as our Isle with a very progressive social philosophy. Besides, they have the ‘All-Blacks’ — best rugby in the world.
- Create Stained Glass Art
For the longest time, I didn’t have the space to cut glass. Now, I’ve been able to create many projects including the beautification of an old mobile home porch & building a tiny office, with many other projects along the way — most with photos & posts on this site. I still have a long way to go as far as skill level goes so this area will continue to grow with more than enough projects to last me while I still have a working brain.
- Sing in a Choir
I used to sing in both my school & church choirs when I was younger. I’m always humming & singing whenever I hear a catchy tune & often bee-bopping & drumming the beat when driving — music is a necessity!
- Play an Instrument
Always miffed because I wasn’t allowed to play drums in our grade 8 band “because I was a girl” I’d like to learn some sort of drum but it’s highly doubtful I’ll be joining a band at this stage of the game. In reality, I’d take up piano or bagpipes again — I don’t think I can do both. In mid-2018, I received my old bagpipe practice chanter [basically the bagpipes without the bag & the pipes — just the ‘flute’ part] from my Mum’s estate. It’s a dying art, even out here, with our colonial past. I’m not even sure if there’s a pipe band around — there seems to be only one old fella still piping on the waterfront outside the Victoria Parliament.
- Go Kayaking
I love kayaking as often as possible — there is so much to explore in the Georgia Strait & along the west coast of Vancouver Island. It brings peace out there on the water & a strong sense of independence. It’s always a firm reinforcement in my belief that we are not the ‘supreme’ species on this world — that there are magnificent creatures out there we have denigrated for our own selfish greed.
- Write, Write, Write — maybe even a Novel
I always have mega bits of writing that never see the light of day. When creativity strikes & I feel brave, I write at Dawne Thoughts covering anything from politics to creativity, or Dawne Enlightened where I explore my bipolar illness. Sometimes there are major gaps but there are always bigger projects on the go with little pieces added as time goes on.
- Create Collages
I have tons of old photos & memorabilia of children, grandchildren, pets, & homes — some I’d like to scan & record digitally but I’d also like to make old-fashioned, non-digital collages. I like some of the Victorian collage pages shown at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Garden
Both my father & grandfather were professional landscapers & gardeners in Calgary — they passed that love onto all the generations that followed. Compared to Alberta, practically everything grows so easy here! While I have the lightest of green-thumbs in my family, I enjoy gardening everything from flowers & trees to fruits & vegetables.
- Design & Renovate a Tiny Home
I’ve always enjoyed drafting, interior design, painting, tiling, … anything to do with updating older homes. Like stained glass, this area will have a never-ending list of projects. In 2018, I got an old 5th-wheel trailer with a 27′ x 8′ space to create a livable home — a challenge I’m excited to embark on.
- Enjoy My Family
With this digital age, I’d like to compensate for the lack of physical presence that fractures our modern family. I connect with children, grand-children, siblings, nieces/nephews, & now grand-nieces/nephews through social media like facebook & emails. We share photos & news much quicker so I do feel a little more involved although we may be miles away.
- Earn a Living Being Creative
Long involved with the admin & technical side of business, I’d like to be able to earn a decent [I don’t need a million bucks!!] living from my creative outlets. This site has started me on a wonderful path & I’d like to continue travelling it.
I’m sure there will be lots more to add to this as time goes on. I think I have plenty to work on right here.
Images Used:
- photo by methilnomore, copyright Panoramio –> http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/243222/Scotland/Buckhaven
- my first stained glass project [1992] in copper foil –> Government St. 2003
- clip art from http://www.bing.com/images –> mcpasd.k12.wi.us
- clip art from http://www.bing.com/images –> mergenthaler.baltimorecityschools.org
- clip art from http://www.bing.com/images –> http://www.beachhunter.net
- clip art from http://www.bing.com/images –> http://www.packrat-pro.com
- clip art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. –> untitled page from the Princess Alexandra Album[1866/69] from The Royal Collection, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II [Alexandra, Princess of Wales b. Denmark 1844 d. 1925]
- my friend’s garden in Calgary
- clip art from http://www.bing.com/images –> http://www.t-square.com
- me with my two youngest sons 2002 August
- one of my websites
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I love your list! 😀
I live in Cedar, just outside of nanaimo, where I was born and raised…and a lot of your bucket list is similar to mine!!! I just toured the Spectrum Glass factory and the Tacoma Glass museum this last october!!! Bucket list stuff…and concidering it was a one day event and I drove there…Amazing!