I thought paper would be such a fun challenge because it’s so accessible and easy to make things with! From origami to fake snow, book pages and more. It is diverse and creative, and we’re diving in! Use paper of absolutely any kind to create. Make a statement about recycling, use it to decorate a set, or open a good book. Make it yours, and make it fun! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to…
First, let’s get a show of hands (well you know, virtual hands in the comments) of who considers themselves a creative. And a second hand for who is a professional creative, meaning you do something create for a living. I have been making my living from creativity for 9 years. I used to say that I’m a photographer, but I’m giving that title up. It never resonated, particularly. I do still mainly create images, but that won’t always be the…
Is there anything more fun than thinking about finding a portal to a new world? If you’ve read Narnia, you know the magic of that discovery. I read books every day so I can experience that joy. I also love creating with that theme in mind. What objects or spaces can you see as a portal? This is a really broad topic, so take that and run! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature!…
In June of 2019 I went to New Zealand. It was winter, but not horrendously cold. Just windy and a little bit biting. I got to speak to 150 creative individuals at NZIPP, a beautiful photography conference in Wellington. When I started speaking in 2011 at After Dark Education, I was one of the weird one at a weird conference. There were a lot of weird people who were doing things a little off-kilter. I thrived in it. I remember…
Playing with the size of an object or a person or even a background in a frame can be so much fun. From creating miniature sets to editing someone to be small in a backdrop, there is so much potential to play with scale! Let’s play with scale this week and see what we come up with! This could mean a lot of things, so try something you’ve never done before and see how it goes! I’ll pull some of…