Pin-point focus; heightened production of adrenaline; signals of hunger/ thirst disregarded; time stops; disregard of extraneous stimuli (phones, doorbells, non-relevant conversations,etc. ) -- in short, the rest of the world disappears. Only the artistic problem to be worked through remains, grabbing every attentive neuron. For some of us, this paramount, all-consuming experience is part of the pull to return again and again to the arena of creative challenge.