Emergence #2 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… As I write this, I see him as a figure stuck in an iceberg, floating by, helpless and silent to our ears. We see him waving his arms, obviously stuck in his ice, but oddly peaceful. What is he trying to say … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #260 – Emergence #2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #259 – Emergence #3
Emergence #3 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… The figure here is in a trance of bliss. Enveloped in music and dance, completely unconcerned by the stony base that seems to me encroaching it’s way up its body. Is he telling us that bliss is a prison, or is he … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #259 – Emergence #3
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #258 – Emergence #4
Emergence #4 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… This one is filled with surprise and fear for me. As if he is being pushed against his will to leave his cocoon. I can relate to this face, as it is how I’ve felt on many occasions when leaving my own … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #258 – Emergence #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #257 – Emergence #5
Emergence #5 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… There are so many sculptures and paintings of Tutsi Warriors. Always tall, with and without robes, always tall. Majestically reaching for the endless possibility. Proud, and courageous, filled with inner strength, and beautiful for it. Not emerging, but always growing. The Technique: … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #257 – Emergence #5
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #256 – Emergence #6
Emergence #6 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Another figure filled with the uncertainty of what’s about to happen next. Caught in mid-reach for the heavens. Perhaps about to pray for guidance, perhaps raising his arm in celebration of feeling born free from his stony base. What do you see? … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #256 – Emergence #6
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #255 – Emerge & Run
Emerge & Run The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Like many of the emergence series, this one is ready to leave its base and run away…There’s an athletic feel to this one, like some old drawings of decathletes, or even swimmers. It’s the swinging of the arms. As I turn … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #255 – Emerge & Run
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 10 – Emerging from my comfort zone
Michelangelo was once asked what inspired such amazing sculptures. His reply was something along the lines that he imagined the sculpture was already in the material and all he had to do was remove that which wasn't part of it. This quote has haunted, intrigued, and inspired me for as long as I can remember. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 10 – Emerging from my comfort zone
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #212 – Tea #4
Tea #4: The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a Pinch-pot and stick-tap-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted on some black engobe and dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #212 – Tea #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #211 – Tea #3:
Tea #3: The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I rolled it in broken porcelain crumbs left over in my recuperation bin and dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, then I set it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #211 – Tea #3:
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #194 – Paper-Thin 09-001
Paper-Thin 09-001: 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 #194 – Paper-Thin 09-001
The New Renaissance Mindset 