Creativity from Intoxication: The Thread

[mattyTHC]

Well, I've been feeling like there should be a section devoted to people who like to get high and be creative, so I just made a thread. A lot of times, especially if I vape by myself, I find myself drawn to some paper and pen. I enjoy writing all the time, it's not just a "while high" kinda thing. Although, I find that when I am allowed to alter my state of mind for a few hours, I end up thinking of and writing down things that I might never while straight. How about anyone else? I want this thread to be here so people have a specific place to share their arts. Upload it all, writing, photography, videos, paintings and drawings! Let's see who here has some real talent brewing :)

[Son of Gonzo]

Haha dude I've written so much feckin poetry when i'm stoned.... got a small books worth!

[lemonlove]

ballet!

i know it's a pretty random art form, but i come up with some of my most interesting choreography when i'm stoned.

[TechnoShaman]

I like to practice my fighting skills [martial arts]
There is nothing more satisfying than landing that one hit with perfect form.
That is my art.



[I am an assassin with my hashish]

[Hudsonrulez]

for me its not creativity but objectivity. as like you I like to write but not while stoned. I find I like to enjoy things better when Im stoned. that or clean shit up cant figure it out.

I find that editing while being stoned really helps me. Why because it makes me look at things from a diffrent perspective. and because of my personality and disabilities I generally see things from my linear perspective.

However I am much more critical and introspective when editing. when I write I somtimes write for myself. so I know what Im reading but a diffrent person might have trouble understanding it. so in that way I am a better editor while stoned.

and I just clean shit because I dont like being lazy. its not an uncommon thing. use to have a college buddy who would clean up while really stoned. one night were patrying and this is like 3am and Ive been up since about 6am the day before and I pass out. The last thing I remember seeing is a pig stye (sp?) beer bottles everywhere, ashtrays full of boons (cigarettes) and general slobbyness.

The next I remember is waking up and everything was clean. I was like shit were late for the news (i was a tv broadcast major we did newscast every weekday at 10am roll call was 8am) and he was like. dude we just partied its friday (the day our class did not do these newscasts). I got really stoned and cleaned up.

At which point I laughed and we went to a local grease joint to nurse ourselves over from the hangover.

[Son of Gonzo]

Here we go then... Be nice, some of them are shit, some of them i'm quite proud of

All of them bar one or two written under the influence of MaryJ, one under mushroom influence, and one (the most angry) under alcohol

http://download.yousendit.com/46E85475773A8CEA

[queerninja]

Very cool thread :)

I like making music when I'm very high...I love singing on shrooms, but the fiddly studio bits are much more difficult trippin ;)

From a commercial perspective however, I'm very selfish, and just make stuff that I like!!! This is my favourite, a cover from the best band in the world (ahem), The Sultans Of Ping, it's called The Turnip Fish. Recorded in one go, and finished in about 2 hours during one lots of fun stone session, it is very crap though so be warned hehehe :)

http://www.4shared.com/file/23482043/debaca77/TurnipFish.html

I have loads more stoner music session recordings if anyone wants them! haha...

[The Salvia Kid]

Great tune QN - that's a sweet singing voice you have. My fave of yours is that Donovan cover - I think it was everything changes or something like that.

[queerninja]

Great tune QN - that's a sweet singing voice you have. My fave of yours is that Donovan cover - I think it was everything changes or something like that.

Thanks man :) Just for fun ya know? Ah...Happiness Runs...hehehe...Dude, I was tripping like crazy while singing that, very cool feeling! Here it is if anyone wants it...promise this is the last QN track hehehe...

http://www.4shared.com/file/23483525/dff46d4a/Happiness_Runs.html

[Son of Gonzo]

Thanks man :) Just for fun ya know? Ah...Happiness Runs...hehehe...Dude, I was tripping like crazy while singing that, very cool feeling! Here it is if anyone wants it...promise this is the last QN track hehehe...

http://www.4shared.com/file/23483525/dff46d4a/Happiness_Runs.html

I wanna rock and roll to the SUltans dude....

Happiness Runs is awesome btw.

[mattyTHC]

Here we go then... Be nice, some of them are shit, some of them i'm quite proud of

All of them bar one or two written under the influence of MaryJ, one under mushroom influence, and one (the most angry) under alcohol

http://download.yousendit.com/46E85475773A8CEA

Love it all man. You have a great way with words, but your poetry isn't too contrived or forced, it paints an excellent picture.

Here is something I wrote most recently after a vape session. Not sure if it's too pompous or not, you guys decide :)

The Pothead Manifesto

We must be responsible

The image of the lazy, stupid stoner, must be put to rest. While this characterization of the cannabis smoker is much loved by partakers and abstainers alike, it does serious damage to the marijuana freedom movement. We must work to show the working class world that the majority of marijuana smokers are not thieves, deviants, or criminals, but rather they are the men and women working along side them, too afraid to express their love and appreciation for the herb. Let us create the new image by living it within our lives.

We must be confident.

Fear is the deadliest weapon they have. With fear they have the power to drive the whole movement underground. With every step forward we take, they would relish the ability to drive us deeper. Yet we have one very important thing on our side, and that is truth. With truth comes confidence. How many things in our lives can we honestly say we feel this passionate about? When you find passion, you have found truth, and then can truly see how it has been twisted. Be confident brothers and sisters, for truth is on our side. Truth is rooting for us, and truth is going to make sure we win.

We must be open.

Slowly at first, then more steadily we shall begin to unveil more about our lives to others. We would be keen to learn how to read those around us. How to sense if they too live in a special world deafened by secrecy. It is often surprising just how many people carry a generally positive attitude towards our sacrament, even if they do not partake. Blessed are these people, who represent us in a world that often views us as fools. Through honesty in all its forms, we grow closer as human beings. It shall be no different for us.

We must unite.

Let us band together as one to call upon the goodness of mankind. For in this hour we need not rely on government or institutions, we must rely on the ability within every human being to call injustice what it is. We must rely on those within our ranks and outside who remember that a democracy is not just for the people, but alas! BY the people as well. Our voices are designed as cogs in this beautiful machine.

We must be active

So let us churn, move, grind, and let us work this machine. Let us fight, let us love, let us cry and let us scream, but most importantly; let us LIVE! Through it all, let us never lose sight of why we travel this road.

Pothead Manifesto

[Cannaya]

While the concept of manifestos generally smacks of extremism to me, I have to say that I agree with yours, mattyTHC. It's pretty much what I've been doing for the last year or so. Just, you know, not in any sort of organised way. Herding cats and all that.

I do very much like smoking up when I'm in a creative mode, as I find it helps me concentrate more on the task at hand, and get distracted less. Of course the altered perspective is also handy. :D

[queerninja]

oh, and of course, i like graphic art too..and, I think I'm getting better too, which is always a nice feeling :)

made this this evening after a smoke:

http://www.4shared.com/file/23898289/b441b1a4/killeidoscope.html

[BigBibbowski]

oh, and of course, i like graphic art too..and, I think I'm getting better too, which is always a nice feeling :)

made this this evening after a smoke:

http://www.4shared.com/file/23898289/b441b1a4/killeidoscope.html

Oh man, QN.

I looked at this this evening after a smoke:

http://www.4shared.com/file/23898289/b441b1a4/killeidoscope.html

And it just had power flowing through it!

Queerninja are you a fan of Alex Grey? I had the privilege of touring his gallery recently and it blew my head apart like a shotgun in a George Romero film.

Check this out! (http://cosm.org/)

[BlackBeauty]

I'm with you Hudsonrulez (http://thegrowreport.com/Forums/member.php?u=15) - my creativity goes out the window but I prefer doing objective things during that time. Thinking of situations that have occurred and seeing them other points of view I may not have considered before, doing what-if analysis, writing lists, cleaning, arranging and tidying. Must be something to do with my obsessive-compulsive nature! :eek:

[mattyTHC]

Yeah QN, I used to fire up creative suite and go to town some nights. Working with vectors was always fun, since it is very painstaking and precise, so it would focus my attention. Here is an example of one that was made from a frame of a star wars comic:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3977/stormtrooper1sc6.th.png (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stormtrooper1sc6.png)

[qpgreen]

i find creativity is so much easier to show because while medicating i come up with all these great projects to build and they usually are buttass cheap too do and work!

qpg

[queerninja]

Queerninja are you a fan of Alex Grey? I had the privilege of touring his gallery recently and it blew my head apart like a shotgun in a George Romero film.

Check this out! (http://cosm.org/)

Thanks BigB :)

Dude, Alex Grey's work is absoutely stunning. Thanks for this link, I'm gonna savour it tonight along with a little trawl through the net :)

[queerninja]

Yeah QN, I used to fire up creative suite and go to town some nights. Working with vectors was always fun, since it is very painstaking and precise, so it would focus my attention. Here is an example of one that was made from a frame of a star wars comic:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3977/stormtrooper1sc6.th.png (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stormtrooper1sc6.png)

Very nice vector work Matty :) I'm just starting to explore vector manipulation really. Got a copy of CorelDrawX3 which I'm pretty excited about using.

You know, I think it is the focus...I can zoom in on creative processes and extend them far beyond what I can when I'm sober...It's lovely :)

[queerninja]

Finished this very early this morning...I made the background and then couldn't let it lie :) How inspiration burns huh? Still feels like there is something to add, but maybe I just need some distance from it and check it out after a few days. This is for Show 40:

http://www.4shared.com/file/24369986/bd277d2d/MP3Art.html

So, what's everyone got going at the moment, creativity wise?

[queerninja]

Queerninja are you a fan of Alex Grey? I had the privilege of touring his gallery recently and it blew my head apart like a shotgun in a George Romero film.

Check this out! (http://cosm.org/)

Dude, this shit is fantastic! What was touring it like? I can see myself totally tripping out in there and taking notes and all kinds of stuff! Alex Grey is a genius!

[greenisgood]

I love to edit while under the influence. It allows me to think laterally if that makes sense. Sort of an "out side the box" feeling that my girlfriend calls the "chained brain chase". I guess you could say it helps me see and edit things from a perspective that I might not have sober.

[Cerebral Fungus]

I like cooking while I am high my meals always come out just right even down to the presentation. I tend to listen to a lot of music to and I always think of posters and videos for the song I am listening to but I can't draw. I have an awesome Idea for a Poster of a Tool song. If you guys dig Tool the song "Right in Two" inspired a great change in me, and I highly recommend it, actually the whole 10,000 days album was a great inspiration (featured artwork Alex Grey)

Peace
Fungus

[queerninja]

I like cooking while I am high my meals always come out just right even down to the presentation. I tend to listen to a lot of music to and I always think of posters and videos for the song I am listening to but I can't draw. I have an awesome Idea for a Poster of a Tool song. If you guys dig Tool the song "Right in Two" inspired a great change in me, and I highly recommend it, actually the whole 10,000 days album was a great inspiration (featured artwork Alex Grey)

Peace
Fungus

Man, there are a lot of different ways to make art. Don't have to draw to do that. Exploring different ways to make art is a lot of fun. I'm stuck making graphics and stuff, but I've been thinking for ages about doing collage work, and using different materials...might be worth an explore?

[queerninja]

I love to edit while under the influence. It allows me to think laterally if that makes sense. Sort of an "out side the box" feeling that my girlfriend calls the "chained brain chase". I guess you could say it helps me see and edit things from a perspective that I might not have sober.

I love the way different substances effect such beautiful and sometimes dramatic changes in the way we see things. I think that's why I like shrooms so much...like shaking all the bits and pieces up and they seem to fall into new spaces....wonderful :)

[Dignan]

Qn, love, happiness runs, i recently picked the ganja back up and i must say i'm looking forward to tripping out on that tune and taking my love of music to that special level. Marvalous. But when it comes to creativity, i find that drawing seems to channel my euphoric state of mind. I have stories for each part of the drawing, that mostly are off-the-wall.

[Pablo Rasta]

whether im tripping or simply groovin on some smoke i sometimes open up the new photoshop.

ill open up a 1600x1200 new blank spac... from there my mind and its sidekick, drugs, take over and sprawl an image of dmt proportions. i don't know if these will work, but here they are:


two of these were from dxm+dramamine
the other one is from a medium dose of lsd

what do you think?

... oh man that took forever... my pictures are waay too big for these forums... maybe some other time

[BlackBeauty]

Can you host them on flickr instead?

[Pablo Rasta]

black beauty you have been marvelous at making me feel welcomed.. much obliged.

thanks to you, i have set up a flckr account in no time and here is the link to a collection art i have done over the years. there are short descriptions of each if you're interested.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13766503@N02/

to many more..

[queerninja]

thanks to you, i have set up a flckr account in no time and here is the link to a collection art i have done over the years. there are short descriptions of each if you're interested.

to many more..

Lovely pics man. My favourites are:

Is it safe yet is fantastic! I love the way the flowers are sheepishly poking free :)
Entity is wonderful, like some crystal creaure exploding into light.
Post DXM 2 is ace. The fabric neon bizareness reminds me of some quantum mechanics shit.

Dude, love Tripped Sunset but I'd love to see it whole and without the fliter effect. Do you have a big one over there I could see?

Good work bro :)

[Pablo Rasta]

in lieu of your recommendation, i just put up a slew of new sunset/sky pics. it's an amazing site out in colorado everyday man, especially up in the mountains. you are literally 10-12,000 feet closer the sky there. the clouds are monstrous, the sky is azure blue, crisp, no haze, wonderful. every time someone looks up its a new, framed picture, fresh off the printers.

i love it so much that i'm planning to relocate to this region. imagine sitting on your back porch with a fat joint and some mellow blue grass tunes looking out at the earth doing what it does best. . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13766503@N02/

[queerninja]

it's an amazing site out in colorado everyday man, especially up in the mountains. you are literally 10-12,000 feet closer the sky there. the clouds are monstrous, the sky is azure blue, crisp, no haze, wonderful. every time someone looks up its a new, framed picture, fresh off the printers.

i love it so much that i'm planning to relocate to this region. imagine sitting on your back porch with a fat joint and some mellow blue grass tunes looking out at the earth doing what it does best. . .



Just wondrous brother. I just worship the natural world. OK, I'm gonna go get some pics of my environment to share. I've been meaning to do it for ages, and this is MY inspiration :) Now all I need is for it to stop raining!!!

[queerninja]

No, really, Pablo, I'm lovin these pics :) Thanks so much for sharing them man!

[BlackBeauty]

Beautiful landscapes there Pablo!

Post away QN, I wanna see what your rainy, I mean beautiful part of the world is like!

One day, I hope to get my act together and do the same....but nothing as beautiful as Pablo's backyard!