Posted in sketching, The Sketchbook Project, tagged sketch book, sketching, the sketchbook project on September 1, 2010| 2 Comments »
Yeah, my sketchbook has arrived!! Now I have the daunting task of actually filling all the pages around my theme, “A day in the life” by Jan 15th. The possibilities are endless the only rule is that it needs to stay the same dimension when closed shut. It’s all a bit overwhelming. I think I’m going to start in the middle and work my way out that way I avoid the”first page” stage fright.
Posted in design, HOW Design Conference, sketching, tagged design, design theory, design thinking, HOW, HOW Design Conference, how magazine, inspiration, problem solving, sketch, sketch book on June 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Life has been super busy in June, in between projects and family I had the pleasure of attending the HOW Design Conference in Denver. It was an amazing and super inspiring experience!! I would recommend anyone working in the creative field to attend. I’ll definitely be going back next year!
I’m sharing my sketchy notes, miss-spellings and all. Hey, I’m a professional artists not a writer and I remember best when I have a visual :-)
Notes from Stephan Mamaw's workshop Caffeine for the Creative Team: Turning Brainstorming into Brainsqualling
One of my favorite highlights has to be attending Stephan Mamaw’s workshop Caffeine for the Creative Team: Turning Brainstorming into Brainsqualling, where we rolled up our sleeves and had permission to have fun and be silly. He ran thru the 13 Commandments of Brainaqualling and paired it with a series of warm up exercise from his books.
Stephane demonstrating his point. Creativity is a Habit!
My team's caffine infused supplies
Teams of 3 had to create what they thought Big Foot would look like. Our's was Willy Nelson inspired.
Teams of 2 had to construct a amusement park ride for a bug. My partner and I created a Zipline for a Fly. (I put my caffeine to good use by using my coffee cup as a platform area.)
Teams of 2 were instructed to creat the ultimate desk. This is my teams.
Notes from Chaos to Clarity: Creating Your One-Page Business Plan - Judah Kurtz & RaShelle Roberts
Notes from Andy Stefanovich Opening Keynote on Design Inspiration
Notes from Creating Five-Alarm Concepts - Von Glitschka
Notes from Life Kerning: Where Life and Creativity Meet - Justin Ahrens
Notes from Curiously Curious - Ken Carbone
Notes from Visual Storytelling: Resonate and Activate Audiences - Nancy Duarte
Notes from How to Sell Your Ideas to Bosses, Clients and Other Decision Makers - Sam Harrison
Notes from Better Ideas Faster: How to Brainstorm More Effectively - David Sherwin and Fitting Your Employer’s Big Hairy Audacious Goals with Your Own - David Delp
Notes from Kevin Carroll Closing Keynoter - Rediscovering Play: Bringing Fun and Passion to Your Work…and Life
Posted in illustration, sketching, Surtex, tagged art, art licensing, civic duty, draw, drawing, fox, foxy, illustration, jury duty, ladies, lady, sketch, sketch book, sketching, surtex, wolf on February 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Here is a preview of some Foxy Ladies that will be making their debut at Surtex this May.
Below are some of the sketched that started it all while I was sitting in the jury box doing my civic duty.
Posted in illustration, Mermaids, sketching, tagged art, drawing, illustration, Mermaids, sketch, sketch book, sketches on November 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Lunchin’ & Sketchin’
It’s been a mermaid lunch week. I see a collection starting to come together, only need a 1/2 a dozen more girlies.
Posted in art licensing, illustration, sketching, tagged art, art licensing, Creating A Strategic Planner, goal, goal setting, handmade, illustration, journal, Lisa Sonora Beam, living expenses, money, sketch book, small business, strategic planner on August 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
I’m taking an online class by Lisa Sonora Beam called The Art of Strategy: Creating A Strategic Planner.
The Class teaches you how to make a Strategic Planner Strategy to provide a framework for determining the results you want to achieve, a workable plan for kicking some major creative butt so you can get the results you know you want.
www.thecreativeentrepreneur.biz
…AND Here are some pictures of my Strategic Planner.
I’ve pretty much had the same goal since before I graduated from college, 11 years ago. — To be a full-time self employed licensed artist and illustrator.
This sometime feel unreachable and at times unattainable. When I set a goal, I tend to go full force in the beginning and just when I start to feel like I’m making some traction I’ll hit a brick wall, and everything will come to a complete standstill.
When I get discouraged, I have a way of work myself into quite a ‘funk’. that is always very difficult to climb out of, and can sometimes last the good part of a year. When I’m finally able to emerge from the ‘funk’ and actually start working again, all the momentum I once had is gone and I have to start all over from the beginning.
I need to figure out a way to keep a steady pace and work thru roadblocks in order to keep my momentum going. I need to feel like I’m making progress and am not always taking 1 step forward them 2 steps back.
Posted in sketching, tagged altoids, color, illustration, palette, pencil, sketch, sketch book, tin, travel, watercolor on February 2, 2009| 1 Comment »
This weekends project. So much fun and I’m totally loving it along with my new waterbrush. My sketch book entries look so much nice in color!!
You will need:
1. Altoids Tin
2. Sculpey Clay
3. Pencil or chopstick (to make the holes)
4. Tube Watercolor
Directions:
Sculpt clay into Tin
Make number of desired holes (to hold colors) with a eraser end of a pencil
Bake following Sculpey directions
Let cool and then fill holes with watercolor paint. Let dry and there you have it!
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