In Show Your Work!, Austin Kleon delivers a manifesto for the modern creative, advocating for openness, transparency, and generosity in the creative process. With its concise prose, visual flair, and actionable advice, this book becomes more than just a guide—it is a cultural critique of the solitary artist myth, updated for the age of social media. … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Reviews – Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon
The Adaptable Educator’s Daily Book Review – Steal Like An Artists by Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist is a manifesto of creative liberation, packaged in a succinct, visually engaging, and refreshingly unpretentious format. This little black book, with its bold typography and sketches, may deceive at first glance—appearing to be a trendy coffee-table accessory—but beneath its simplicity lies a profound guide for anyone yearning to unlock their creative … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Daily Book Review – Steal Like An Artists by Austin Kleon
Weekend Book Reviews: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, first published in 1992, remains a seminal work in the realm of creative self-help and artistic development. This influential book offers a comprehensive, twelve-week program designed to foster creativity and overcome artistic blocks. Through a combination of practical exercises, spiritual guidance, and introspective techniques, Cameron provides readers with a roadmap to … Continue reading Weekend Book Reviews: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-One: Considering a Dive
See T'Hed Thirty for more on this process... After a long day's work, the water looks really inviting and the floating green blocks are slowly leaving for the night. Our protagonist is too tired to change from work clothes and too shy to dive in as is... he imagines melting into the cool waves... Stay … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-One: Considering a Dive
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty: Worming
See T'Hed Twenty-Nine for more on this process... Hmmm... not sure what the director is thinking here, much less the protagonist... the title has my mind reading into giggly adolescent mischief, especially with the pink sky.. Could our hero be just dodging the floating yellow blocks, or is this some subtle mating dance for the … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty: Worming
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Nine: Crossed Signals
See T'Hed Twenty-Eight for more on this process... Momentary confusion ensues when the directors forget where they are and the various protagonists fly into the frame in seemingly different scenes... The floating orange blocks add no clarity to the perplexity. Yet, what is creates is an interesting tableau for the editor to consider. Stay tuned … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Nine: Crossed Signals
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Eight: World Gone Sideways
See T'Hed Twenty-Seven for more on this process... The camera pans right a little too rapidly and out protagonist works hard to stay in the frame. he free-floating yellow blocks struggle with the movement of it all and only that which is mored to the figure holds in the frame. Stay tuned for more...
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Seven: Enter Stage Right
See T'Hed Twenty-Six for more on this process... The landscape is quiet, almost dead, except for the oppression of the floating red blocks; then our protagonist decides to enter the scene... maybe it is directed to do so and maybe it Sid compelled to do so... either way, it demonstrates a timid entry... Stay tuned … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Seven: Enter Stage Right
A little good news — the joy of about finding purpose
This heartwarming story goes beyond prison reform, prisoner rehabilitation, or even giving back to society; it demonstrates the value of making meaningful art and how it can build and/or change communities. http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/prison-inmates-learned-to-quilt-and-now-make-foster-kid-gifts/
A little good news — Art is everywhere to the curious eye
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/artist-creates-stunning-animal-art-from-seashells-anna-chan/ I have to admit that my greatest moments of bliss are walking in beaches and picking up shells. I can spend hours getting in lost in my imagination while looking at sea shells, sea glass, seaweeds, and whatever small treasures the ride leaves on the sand. I usually imagine these things becoming decorations for … Continue reading A little good news — Art is everywhere to the curious eye
The New Renaissance Mindset 