THE POWER OF A CERTAIN KIND OF ART

Solving Life’s Problems by Becoming a BS Artist

My response to the Deluded Custodians April challenge

So excited I solved my problems I went to LA wearing a New York tee-shirt. Photo: my private collection

Normally I solve problems through the art of incessant moaning but this month’s Deluded Custodians challenge gave me the idea of another way to solve my problems — through actual art.

April’s challenge comes from THE CREATIVITY DOCTOR via the estimable Ann James: Pick two random objects in your surroundings and consider how you might combine them to solve your problem.

Combine Ideas for Creative Inspiration

What’s yer problem, Nic?

Money.

Sorry, it’s the most boring problem in the history of the universe and all the parallel universes.

Insert boring words: property maintenance, mortgage, rent, inflation, interest rates. Zzzzzzz!

And before you think a person who took a trip to LA shouldn’t be whining about money — Obama was still president when I went on that trip. I’m poorer and wrinklier now.