So why you letting Time just farm free wins?Why not clap back with a stronger play instead?Lock in now before your prime gets nerfed,Don't ghost your future while you're scrolling in bed. There's still fresh ground where something real can grow,So many hearts still waiting for your spark;IRL always clears the cleanest highlight reel,Way more … Continue reading POV: Your Legacy Hits Harder Than Your Feed (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 16 for Gen Z)
#YouAintBeatingTime (But Damn, You Can Make It Work) (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 16 for Gen X)
Why the hell don't you hit back even harder,Against that bastard called Father Time's decay?Fix your shit now—build something that'll last,Instead of watching your best years slip away. There's still good ground where tomorrow can take root,Places untouched, where something real can grow;Living proof beats polished words every damn time,More than these lines could ever … Continue reading #YouAintBeatingTime (But Damn, You Can Make It Work) (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 16 for Gen X)
A Creative Block Project – Day 12
Ok, so this was done out of a desire to be done with this process… I got bored of the materials and already have other projects in the works… I wanted to use up the rest of the ink… as you can see it was mostly blue. I made the mistake of letting the blueA … Continue reading A Creative Block Project – Day 12
Casualty of War
Charcoal sticks and a little coloured charcoal rubbed over the page, blended, rubbed again, and blended again, then outlined… the end result is filled with pain and anguish. It reminded me of photographs of wounded soldiers, where it was hard to tell if the moment the camera captured was of them immobilized by their pain,Casualty … Continue reading Casualty of War
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #182 – Paper-Thin 09-013
Paper-Thin 09-013: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked… It was a great learning experience with various materials. How to slow-dry the clay, when to add engobes, how to handle it before … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #182 – Paper-Thin 09-013
“Beyond the Selfie: Why Shakespeare’s Sonnet 16 Still Matters in the Age of Digital Legacy”
Shakespeare's Sonnet 16 continues the argument begun in Sonnet 15. While the previous sonnet meditates on time's relentless destruction, Sonnet 16 challenges the young man directly: Why merely complain about time when you can actively resist it? Shakespeare argues that poetry alone, however beautiful, is only a partial defence against mortality. The "stronger" weapon is … Continue reading “Beyond the Selfie: Why Shakespeare’s Sonnet 16 Still Matters in the Age of Digital Legacy”
A Creative Block Project – Day 11
Making art is like creating contained universes… some of it must leak out for us to witness it and the act of observation changes the universe itself. Art is a cacophony of conversations between the artist and their own minds and bodies; between the artist and their materials; between the artist and where they create;A … Continue reading A Creative Block Project – Day 11
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #181 – Paper-Thin 09-014
Paper-Thin 09-014: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked… It was a great learning experience with various materials. How to slow-dry the clay, when to add engobes, how to handle it before … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #181 – Paper-Thin 09-014
A Creative Block Project – Day 10
My intention was to see how the inks would bleed over the paper and interact when they only touch minimally. I started by soaking the surface with clean water, then I dropped in some drops of the primary colours and watched them defuse for a few minutes. It frankly wasn’t moving fast enough for me,A … Continue reading A Creative Block Project – Day 10
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #180 – Paper-Thin 09-015
Paper-Thin 09-015: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked… It was a great learning experience with various materials. How to slow-dry the clay, when to add engobes, how to handle it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #180 – Paper-Thin 09-015