Sarah’s Creative Journey

With February 3rd coming and going, I again thought of American Pie... Some themes and thoughts I had while creating the A.P. (American Pie) series: Blank/unfinished faces: Don McLean did not come out and say directly who or what his song was about, but it has been deconstructed and analyzed by many people.  This being said, we do have a pretty good idea of who McLean could be referring to, but no one is 100% positive.  Keeping this theme, I did use images of celebrities to get familiar hair or face structures, but left the faces blank or used minimal details so it was not an exact likeness. Lyrics: there are in fact lyrics written on every piece, however some are more visible/present than others.  The illustration is obviously the main point, but the lyrics tie all of them together in a more coherent thought. History: I did research quite a bit, and tried to get opinions of others about the song and if it impacted their lives at all. My main focus was to includ...

One of my favorite blog reads yet.  Basically just giving you the link because there is not much more I could add right now. 

Well first, some insight from this article , which I read today.  ... To me, being wealthy is having the freedom to maximize one's life experiences.  In those terms, despite the average American having more material wealth than citizens of most other countries (more cars, bigger houses, nicer televisions), their overall quality of life suffers in my opinion.  American people on average work more hours  with less vacation, spend more time  commuting every day, and are saddled with over $10,000  of debt. That's a lot of time spent working and buying crap and little time or disposable income for relationships, activities, or new experiences. ... Comfort sells easier than happiness.  Comfort is easy.  It requires no effort and no work.  Happiness takes effort.  It requires being proactive, confronting fears, facing difficult situations, and having unpleasant conversations.   Comfort equals sales.  We've been sold comfort ...

A common phrase while finding a job nowadays is to "do what you love." Sure, that is great, but how do you know what you love to do?  You find what you hate to do.  You do many things you don't want to do before you really begin doing what you love.  Coming to Columbus seems to have been almost exactly that for me.  Granted, I liked what I was doing for the first couple jobs I found, but it was the management and the company's "organization" that made me want to leave.    So here I am, almost unemployed (not really, but it definitely seems like it...) and trying to find a job that can hopefully support my lifestyle and help me save for this wedding thing as well as a honeymoon.   BUT I am a bit happier, because I got kicked in my ass a bit to work harder at what I want  to do.   I guess just another life lesson to go in the books... So continue to be brave and try new things.  Because in trying new things, we discover ourselves...

How to Beat (and Keep) Deadlines Muddy Colors does it again.  Possibly one of the best blogs for artists or any creative people. So here is to new adventures.  Because without them we would be stuck in the same old boring routines. Remember, we CAN do this.

It has been quite a long time. So long that I have been thinking more and writing less, so my thoughts are more scattered and less organized.  But somehow I was able to organize this into a much more simplified thought about one (mostly) topic. Moving to a new city (finally!) with less familiarity, in a new job, surrounded by completely new things, I have learned a lot. Balancing life and art is a daily struggle (Or even just balancing life and somehow trying to fit art in). Yes, I have a BFA and yes, I consider myself an artist.  But what can I do to push myself to be better and continue in an art direction when I can't get a full time job that is creative or art related-or even something I actually want  to do more importantly?  Am I not working hard enough?  Do I not know the right people? Maybe yes and maybe no (but really it's both). Side note: I think one "problem" is because I am a "multipotentialite".  Watch this  Tedx talk  for a...

Another great article by Muddy Colors blog! Sometimes I feel I concentrate more on personal projects rather than the ones at hand... but still very important to come back to for sure when projects start to pile up!  Definitely a way to relax and have fun, and even give inspiration for more creations!