How do you exercise your creative side?

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Most of us are engineers and predominantly left-brained, but I have a hard time believing I'm the only one who needs to utilize his right brain at least as much. So how do you use it?

For me personally, I play guitar, bass, piano, and a little percussion, and also sing (choir and solo). I kept my sanity through high school and college by participating in choir as much as I could.

I actually wanted to be a career musician for a long time but, at the advice of my parents (who both majored in music in college), ultimately decided I didn't want to be one of the majority of musicians who can't land a decent job.

Definitely don't regret my choice to be an engineer; you can be a musician without the degree, but it's difficult to be an engineer without one.  :th_rockon:

 

[wilheldp_PE]

I have CNC machines and run a side business doing laser cutting/engraving.  Designing in CorelDraw kills my CAD/Engineering soul, but I can see the artistic benefits of the way the software is configured.

 

[Flounder]

I sometimes use my imagination instead of watching **** when choking the chicken.

 

[JayKay PE]

@ChebyshevII_PE YOU AND I ARE THE SAME.  My parents are both musicians/both went to school for music/teaching and my dad was like, "Get a job so you can enjoy your hobbies, don't make your hobbies your job."

I'm not involved with as much music as I'd like, not counting the lessons I hear on the weekends at my parents, but I do a seasonal choir with my mother and do a couple gigs with them (aka; guilted into doing, but I get paid, so it's all good).  I def think this year I want to get involved in more classic choirs again.  I'm not that great of a soloist, but I was classically trained as a coloratura, so I can hit high notes and make them pretty.  Which is a bit of a requirement since half the sopranos in volunteer/fun choirs either belt or screech the higher notes.  

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

I sometimes use my imagination instead of watching **** when choking the chicken.

Well, not exactly what I meant by “exercise”, but...I guess points for creativity?

 

[tj_PE]

I paint, have spontaneous dance parties, and figure out better ways of doing things (kind of like engineering my life, or the things in my house, or whatever). I always have a project (or seventy) on deck for a creative outlet and am always trying to learn new things. 

but mostly right now i'm just studying forever.

 

[MA_PE]

I sometimes use my imagination instead of watching **** when choking the chicken.

What did the chicken ever do to you?  I'm going to contact PETA.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

 

[MA_PE]

what do you mean "start"?

 

[txjennah PE]

I really enjoy being creative and it keeps me sane!  I really like music and used to play drums back in the day, but haven't played for awhile.  I read a lot.  I'm also very crafty - I love knitting, crochet, etc.  

 

[Audi Driver P.E.]

I put it on a treadmill. On an airplane on a treadmill to be exact.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

I put it on a treadmill. On an airplane on a treadmill to be exact.

That ain’t gonna fly.

 

[JayKay PE]

I do photography. 

Infrared flash (Candid)

Selection from 'Wide Open NYC'

*pic snip*

This is really cool looking!  Was this a pic taken at night/in the dark, or did the flash somehow separate out the colors (I ask this as someone who is completely ignorant of photography and never takes her camera off 'auto')?

 

[Supe]

I take all of my income and convert it into racecars.

 

[Orchid PE]

Music, photography, take a penny thread.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Music

Playing or listening? If playing, what instrument(s)?

 

[Orchid PE]

Playing or listening? If playing, what instrument(s)?

Mainly guitar (and then mainly electric) and banjo. Though I used to play piano, and occasionally hook up my midi keyboard and play around with MainStage sounds. I also dab around with my mandolin. Then there's the didgeridoo I made.

I also enjoy making tube amps (working on perfecting my current 40W design). Also, I'm working with a friend of mine to possibly start an electric guitar company. The first one we made was a success, but needs a few minor tweaks for any sort of production.

 

[Orchid PE]

Here's the first prototype. Spalted maple body and neck with a rosewood fretboard and mother of pearl inlays. Medium Jumbo frets. Seymour Duncan P90 pickups with vit q caps. Chrome hardware. 12" Fretboard radius with C shape neck.

I think this would look really good with a tortoise shell pickguard or solid black/white/black. 

 

[Orchid PE]

He's the woodworker, so I designed everything and printed off templates and measurements. Then he worked his magic and this popped out.

 

[Master slacker]

I dabble with bass guitar