Sarah’s Creative Journey

I am so excited about the latest chapter I have been reading in The Artist's Way : Finding Water  that I had to share. Most of them quotes, they can speak to anyone... "When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees." -Kenneth Kaunda "If you don't risk anything, you risk even more." -Erica Jong "You aim for what you want and if you don't get it, you don't get it, but if you don't aim, you don't get anything." -Francine Prose "There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something." Henry Ford **"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." -Malcolm Forbes "Only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -T.S. Eliot "Contrary to our mythology, creativity is not a dangerous pursuit.  The creative flow is both normal and healthy." -Julia Cameron This chapter is mostly about how...

So as of last Monday, my thoughts were:  I have only 3 more weeks to prepare myself for RAW.  I have hardly made any new and finalized "pieces" to take with me, and I have now been showing my college artwork for a few years now...  My goal:   Put myself to work and get shit done How: Give myself more thinking time, work time, and play time Process: Go to bed at 2am and attempt to get up at 8am everyday this week Results: Most of them good Finished 1 project I had started a few weeks ago, completed 1 project (in a day!) I had planned to do last year, did a small painting of a friend, got an idea for the Dayton water project, and worked on some color scripts for American Pie!  As well as read a couple chapters in Artist's Way, writing and drawing some, and feeling overall pretty content and happy--as opposed to what might have happened to a sleep-deprived and art-deprived Sarah. The only down sides: Obviously lack of sleep.  Overslept an hour on t...

This is what I have been doing with my old business cards.  I have made more than 159, but have already given out quite a few.  I started this project about a year ago as a small project to get myself to start drawing characters everyday.  I would say it has been mostly successful!

So I will need help with this project!  I've gotten so far in my research, and need your help to complete it. First, let me explain what I am doing.  I plan on illustrating the song American Pie by Don McLean.  Right now I have a literal interpretation story board and a historical interpretation story board. I have an in process colorscript and some ideas for the feelings I'm trying to evoke. BUT!  I want to know what it was like for the people who where alive when it happened. I want to put personality and personal perspectives into this project (as much as I can anyway)! There are just a few simple questions to answer.  You can respond here in the comments or copy and paste them into another message. I would appreciate any help you can give! 1. Where were you when the crash of February 1959 happened?/What impact did the deaths of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens have on you-if any? 2.Where were you during the Altamont Moto...

http://www.powerofpositivity.com/25-things-creative-people-differently/ This nailed it pretty much exactly and it lines up with at least 80-85% of me. For the longest time I always thought or had this image of artists balling themselves up and just working constantly alone.  But recently, that's only partly true.  While we all need time to work by ourselves, we thrive and feed off the energy and creativity of others.  Though we are a mix of shy and outgoing people, we are all very social.  This seems like a small revelation, but it has finally made sense to me.  I had been staring at this right in front of my face the whole time trying to disprove this theory of why I did not always want to be alone.   Artists need to connect to others or we fail to thrive as artists.  As for other accomplishments this week...  I did finish some small projects and get myself a bit organized, but then the chaos of Valentine's week hit, and thin...

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.   -Ad Reinhardt Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better.  -Samuel Johnson Surprisingly this week, "Full Disclosure" became more than just a song.  Even just in the last few days.  Sometimes just getting your real feelings and thoughts off you chest is helpful.  And then even more helpful when people respond positively.  We can so easily forget about all of the good things in our lives.   So take that small moment and remember who you are.   Taking the positivity and guidance to get shit done this week.

I don't know what to do.  I know what I want to do in life, but when I think about it, it gets to be more and more general and more broad.  I could be an artist, a freelancer, a creative leader.  I could make candy and get more into making desserts (baker, pastry, etc.) I could...  I could do so many things, but I don't know how to get there.   I don't know what to research. I really just don't know what to do.  So I do what I do best. Avoid making decisions until they come to me.  But then there are all my goals and dreams.  ...that I will have to pay for.  Literally. I realized recently that I will not stand in a job long if they are treating me like crap.  And if I can't find a job that I enjoy and that treats me like a human being and a special employee that could help their company instead of just a robot to earn them more money, what do I have? Well, I've been learning Italian...  and reading for pleasure... and pl...