Creative Thought Space |
Si Wharry | London, UK | www.bandmix.co.uk/si-wharry
Multi-instrumentalist, Composer

What do you think being creative means?
Conjuring up and shaping something to tangible form of worth from inner feelings/impulses to a life outside oneself.
How do you include creativity in your life?
My big passion is the piano which I tend to work at straight after breakfast most days when I can. Often I begin with classical pieces to help with technique and also sightreading. Then I work on my own pieces.
By having this routine and also by not having routine. By application of practice and becoming more musically-minded. By improvisation - something like fishing - casting your line in the water, hoping you might get a bite and catch a fish. That is, by application, and now and again the magic comes - in the form of a phrase or a chord or sounds that strike strong emotional accord. You know when it hits, and you’re off on another adventure, listening inside and trying to capture the sounds you’re hearing and hope you have the energy to see it through while you’re in the fever!
What are your thoughts on how your life has influenced your creative imagination, and how your creative imagination has influenced your life?
I find myself driven to translate feelings into music - a form of alchemy wherein I create my own treasure. Without this I can feel poor in spirit and lacking in meaning. My pieces are my most valued possessions. Sometimes a healing process - a form of therapy wherein I transform, feel stronger. A sense of triumph, to have made something from myself - to have conjured something up out of nothing. Alakazam!
What, if any, exercises do you do to get into a creative mode?
Application - improvisation - doodling, fishing, reaching. I throw my line in the water. Days, sometimes weeks/months go by without a bite, then BANG! - the game is afoot.
How important do you think creativity is in life?
The feeling of achievement is a blessing, it sets you free, makes you happy. Expectation of new adventures into the unknown and the mystery treasure that’s in store is sustainingly exciting (sounds like Indiana Jones!). It gives one focus, health and happiness.
Conjuring up and shaping something to tangible form of worth from inner feelings/impulses to a life outside oneself.
How do you include creativity in your life?
My big passion is the piano which I tend to work at straight after breakfast most days when I can. Often I begin with classical pieces to help with technique and also sightreading. Then I work on my own pieces.
By having this routine and also by not having routine. By application of practice and becoming more musically-minded. By improvisation - something like fishing - casting your line in the water, hoping you might get a bite and catch a fish. That is, by application, and now and again the magic comes - in the form of a phrase or a chord or sounds that strike strong emotional accord. You know when it hits, and you’re off on another adventure, listening inside and trying to capture the sounds you’re hearing and hope you have the energy to see it through while you’re in the fever!
What are your thoughts on how your life has influenced your creative imagination, and how your creative imagination has influenced your life?
I find myself driven to translate feelings into music - a form of alchemy wherein I create my own treasure. Without this I can feel poor in spirit and lacking in meaning. My pieces are my most valued possessions. Sometimes a healing process - a form of therapy wherein I transform, feel stronger. A sense of triumph, to have made something from myself - to have conjured something up out of nothing. Alakazam!
What, if any, exercises do you do to get into a creative mode?
Application - improvisation - doodling, fishing, reaching. I throw my line in the water. Days, sometimes weeks/months go by without a bite, then BANG! - the game is afoot.
How important do you think creativity is in life?
The feeling of achievement is a blessing, it sets you free, makes you happy. Expectation of new adventures into the unknown and the mystery treasure that’s in store is sustainingly exciting (sounds like Indiana Jones!). It gives one focus, health and happiness.