Creative is a Verb

I have art in Patti Digh’s newest book, Creative Is A Verb. I am over the moon with joy. It is truly a dream come true for me. Thank you, Patti and Mary Norris, Patti’s wonderful editor at Globe Pequot Press.

I love this book! It is full of beautiful essays with creative applications to real life challenges, intertwined with ideas and prompts to live a more creative life, and brimming with an inspiring well of creative challenges and exercises. Creative is a Verb is a guidebook for the creative soul that lives inside each and every one of us.

I’d like to share my creative process of illustrating the two essays I was assigned, in a later post. It was a great experience, and one that I’d love to do more often. But, for now, I just wanted to share my news.

Check it out…and look for my art on pages 165 and 111.

22 Sep
2010

Posted in: Art, creativity, Musings, Uncategorized, Works in Progress
By moonlit studio

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Musings on polymer clay

I have begun a new creative endeavor that has me hooked. It all began because I had sketchbooks full of designs that I had hoped to create in ceramic and pmc. However, my budget just isn’t allowing for that right now. So after sitting on these ideas way too long, I thought about trying polymer clay. This isn’t my first venture with this medium. I mostly used it previously to sculpt out faces and objects to incorporate into mixed media work. When I was a kid, I used it to create food and objects for my dollhouse. That was in the ’70s, when I only had white sculpey. But you know what…some of those items are still intact, albeit crudely made by my 10 year old hands.

Well, after realizing that this may be a way to actually bring my designs to fruition, (at least temporarily, until I can afford the kiln that would allow me to create the ceramic and pmc pieces) I am finding myself completely enchanted with this lovely medium. The versatility and range of polymer clay is exceeding my expectations. I am creating all sorts of designs in the clay, and having success. The ideas are flowing.

Here is a small sampling of what I have started to play with, I’m learning how to make molds out of my sculptures, The pods are fashioned after my pod people paintings. I can’t wait to finish these.

3 Aug
2009

Posted in: Art, creativity
By moonlit studio

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Painting away

I’ve been painting away in my little studio. Everything is starting to come together, but still unfinished as you see. It’s sometimes hard to stay in the studio when it’s summer time and the tease of picnics and other wondrous outdoor activities taunt the reasoning for doing such. Luckily for me and Asheville, it has been raining almost every day, so my desire to be in a cozy little studio overtakes my yearning for summer activities.

dreams_inprogressweb I’ve been working for while on this painting. I painted her face and then I became stuck. I have an specific idea for the background. But then I panic, and wonder if it will be too much? I guess I just need to be brave and go for it. I can always paint over everything! The swirling elements coming from her hat are just placed. not too sure about those yet.

Here is the preliminary sketch I did for this painting. I created it quite awhile ago. I’m happy to finally have some progress on it. I really enjoyed painting her face and seeing her start to “come to life.” after living for so long in my imagination.

Have a great day!

dreamkeeper