Creativity 

So I have been thinking about creativity, and what holds us back from being creative ?

So in researching I stumbled across some interesting finds on the website TED here Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

What do you think ??

The Brief: Take Flight 

Brief:

This is a short one week project to get yo in to he swing of things to start to be creative and make and create art again, this will help get ideas down on paper and have a finished item at the end of the week and in turn set up the foundations for further work. Along side the work being made you will set up a blog and a face book page as well as make contacts for a future exhibiton or place to sell the work.

"Take Flight" means to get your wings to fly and to run with the ideas that you will create over this week which in turn will sustain you as an artist over the next few months or so. 

Use the tittle as the plat form what does "Take Flight" mean to you, you can express this as literally or as conceptually as you like, the main thing is hat you complete the check list provided by the deadline date.

Dead line:

21st September 6 o'clock 

Completed Checklist 

1. Collection of work outlining my interpretation of take flight; this can be drawings, sketches,         paintings, collage, photos, prints, ect.

2. A Final Piece of work which translates your interoperation of "Take Flight" all this needs to be is bigger than A3

3. A artist statement explaining your work 

4. A Price list off all work completed and presented 

5. A start of an Artist blog with multiple entries including this brief

6. A Business list of contacts, phone calls made and leads to further benefit you as an artist

7. A plan of action discussing how you will showcase & sell your work in the future

All of the above will be seen and talked through with Mr Chris Clark at 6 o'clock on Friday 21st September.

Good Luck 

"Take Flight"

What does this mean to me??
And why now? 

Well I have been making and creating art and craft now for as long as I can remember, art that reflects thoughts provoke thoughts and challenges my view as well as the viewers.  Art for me is a way of understanding the world and how i fit in to the world, how we all understand it and to be creative for me is a way of life that enables me to challenge this.
This last year I have moved, relocated, fallen in love with a amazing man, moved in with that man, got engaged to that man, got a dog with that man, got healthy, got fitter, improved my diet, and been kind to my self with a more mindful mentality towards my mental heath.
I believe that being mindful is a everyday necessity, and over this last year being kind to myself and mindful with everything I do has been most important.  Finding balance mentally and physically is being kind and the time spent doing this has been a time for excepting things about myself and others, understanding the past and how it has shaped who I am and letting it go with expectancy, understanding and not letting it become a weight that holds me back.

Normally I would be working all these things out whilst being creative, with my art through studies and  work, but I have completely taken the time out over this last year of being creative with my art to focus completely on balance for my mind body and soul.

So what now?  Now I feel ready to take hold of what I love most and what drives me as a person, to then make art and be creative and i can do this with the tools i have found and learnt from being mindful and kind to myself.  I believe this can only strengthen my art and by using the tools and what I have learnt i can continue to still learn and build on my mind body and soul and this will now reflect in my art. so i can the mindful artist a much more balanced creative to "Take Flight" as me with out fear and concern and to just do. and be the artist i want to be.

"Take Flight"  

So This is my first post on my new blog, I have been out of the loop for a little while and needed a bit of a kick start. . .  . . .So between myself and my Future husband we have come up with a week brief/project to  kick start me back in to the swing of things creatively and to help me "Take Flight" again as an artist so hear is the start of that Journey !