Next time you find yourself in the state of artistic flow, stop and take a moment to evaluate and codify your sensory feedback. This will help you garner clues as to how to return to this state more often and readily.
For example: listen deeply, what are you hearing? Not hearing? Perhaps you have a favorite genre or piece of music that you enjoy working to. Or you may prefer silence, old TV movies or NPR? Are there any distinctive scents surrounding you? How does the clay feel on your fingertips? Are there specific aspects of the piece you are working on that encourages engagement? What is most exciting to you, the colors, textures, the repetitive nature of the construction or revisiting an idea?
Symptoms of positive artistic flow= loss of self-consciousness, a feeling of grace, suspension of time-seems either much slower or you loose track, joy, totally in the moment with the process.
