Repressed Creativity?

My friend, Barbara, shared this image with me. Of course, it made me chuckle. Have you noticed that the things you are likely to laugh about are things that may describe you?

 

Sew...on Thursday I bought the fabric I put on a post yesterday. 

And also, yesterday, this arrived from eBay:

Yep, more fabric!

 I guess one might say I collect fabric. 

That's a nicer way of saying that I hoard it! 

(Amazing how one word can change the connotation of a statement!)

But, I have plans for the latest purchase, it will make the perfect backing for my hexie quilt! 

This morning while doing some long-needed yard work (more about that another day) I was listening to an audible book: "The Man on the Mountaintop" by Susan Trott. My ears perked up when the character referred to as Joes, the holy man,  shared this insight with another: "My theory about obsessive collecting is that it is repressed creativity."  

I'm not certain that I would be defined as an obsessive collector, but I can't tell you the number of fabrics I have in my 'collection' that I have chosen not to use in a project because I really like it, or I originally bought it for another project, or it was really expensive, or it has memories of where I was when I purchased it, or who I was with. I need to get over it. I really must use that fabric as then the finished product would have those attachments. Maybe, after all, my creativity is repressed by those thoughts that prohibit my moving forward with those fabrics. 

What about you? Do you collect anything? Do you collect items with the desire to do something with them...but you aren't quite sure how to go about it? Do you admire and collect items that you wish you could have made? In the book the character collected pottery from one ancient artist, because he loved it and admired its beauty. He was encouraged to learn to make pottery that would be equally beautiful, if not surpass the beauty of the artist. 

Ah, interesting thoughts. Time to get back to raking!