It took me a while to finish this weeks worksheet and project, but I finally found some time to focus and think about it.
1. What stories do you want to tell? Your stories? Stories about others? The BIG stories? or the everyday life detail stories?
I want to tell the everyday stories of me, my friends, and family. I want to make sure I don't forget the little things. Things that bring simply joy to our everyday lives.
2. What do you want from your creative life? Escape? Recognition? Relaxing? Memory keeping? Tradition?
Creative life: purpose, expression, fulfillment, happiness and a chance to share that happiness. Eventually I would like to make my creative life into a career to help support my family.
3. How do your storytelling and creativity goals fit into the rest of your life goals? Do you need to make room for new priorities in order to meet your storytelling and creative goals or are you comfortable with where you are right now?
I definitely need to make more time for these goals and myself. As a new mom this change has been really hard for me, but hopefully by organizing my time better I can make my goals happen. Right now I am able to stay home to take care of my daughter, which also gives me the opportunity to work towards my goals in a way I've never been able to before.
The creative prompt I chose was to create a project that makes you happy and come up with 5 reasons why it makes you happy. And how do the reasons compare with your creative goals?
I chose a painting I have been working on. I won't call it finished yet, but I think it's getting closer. Here it is at a stopping point:
And here it is, where I've stopped for tonight:
This is completely out of my comfort zone and I was trying some new techniques. I almost went in the direction I usually go by adding a cute face on there, but painted over it. I wanted a more abstract feel, which I've never tried before. I was inspired by Paramore's song "Still Into You".
5 Reasons This Painting Made Me Happy
1. Listening to music and painting helps me to relax. I can just be messy, play and bop my head to the beat.
2. I suck at expressing my emotions. Painting helps with that, even if no one ever sees it.
3. Teaching myself new things makes me feel happy and accomplished.
4. Having paint on my hands shows that I've been working on something joyful.
5. This painting makes me think of the love I have for my husband, even if it's corny. But we are corny. And if I want to get all deep and arty about it, I could compare our love to blossoming flowers growing into something beautiful. How we began and the journey to where we are today. LOL But that makes me feel all awkward even typing it, so lets stick with we are corny.
Here's the music video (just for fun)!
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One of my favorite things to see on the blogs of artists is their messy studios. I like to see that I'm not the only one who makes a mess as I work on a project. Kelly Rae Roberts is one of my favorite artists, and she is such an inspiration. I really enjoy her series Art In Motion, where she shares the visual journey through the life of one of her paintings — from the blank canvas, to the first splash of inspiration, all the way to the finished piece.
The creative prompt I chose was to create a project that makes you happy and come up with 5 reasons why it makes you happy. And how do the reasons compare with your creative goals?
And here it is, where I've stopped for tonight:
This is completely out of my comfort zone and I was trying some new techniques. I almost went in the direction I usually go by adding a cute face on there, but painted over it. I wanted a more abstract feel, which I've never tried before. I was inspired by Paramore's song "Still Into You".
