I’ve been pretty quiet on the video front even though it’s my favorite way of connecting. Travel, working through my art, you know, the usual! But I’m back and creating with you and I can’t wait for you to see this one! The spirit of White Wall Wednesday is being creative in the space that you have. There are three main ways of doing this: 1. Move your subject to a new background by learning compositing. 2. Transform your wall…
“In the dark wilderness we found each other.” (Illustration by Gillian Gamble.) (All images by the incomparable Kim Winey.) I have a lump in my throat when my attendees start arriving to Promoting Passion. My empathy and anxiety intermingle and I’m sick at the thought of hosting a convention and the possibility that someone, even in the smallest way, won’t be happy. Or moved. Or changed. I expect so much of myself that I project my insecurities on to everyone…
Happy Wednesday, but not so happy White Wall Wednesday. I don’t have a new video for you, BUT – we are a month in to White Wall Wednesday which means you have a bunch of videos to look back on. And if you haven’t joined in yet, use the hashtag #WhiteWallWednesday so that I can find your creations! That brings me to why I’m not releasing a video today, and I’m glad for the opportunity to talk about it. We…
A couple of years ago I started a video series called White Wall Wednesday. The mission: Prove that you can create beautiful imagery with no budget. The motivation: I started with no budget and no resources. I wanted to go back to basics. The result: Lots of messages from people saying that they were inspired to create with what little they had. If you know me, you know my mission in life is to inspire in any way possible, and…
NARRATIVE. STORY. TRUTH & LIES. These words are ringing in my head today. When I was younger, my story went like this: My sister was very good at art. Taking nude charcoal drawing classes when she was barely a teenager, creating pottery, and painting. I watched her excel at this, and silently, I decided I was not good at art. I let myself be “good” at other things – writing, for example, which I had never known to be an…