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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 19 Thurs 28 June 2012

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 19 Thurs 28 June 2012

Todays inspiration: Egg Doodles inspired by photos of tattoos on upper arms

Yesterday I saw a cropped photograph of an upper arm and upon it was a lovely tree tattoo in black ink. At first I thought it looked like the arm was an egg that had been decoratively drawn on. This image provided the inspiration for our next creative exercise, just proving that inspiration is everywhere if you're looking for it!

I have created my own 'egg doodles' by using a Sharpie Marker (a thin one) ...you might want to ensure your eggs are room temperature first, so pull them out of the fridge now in preparation. While they are cold, they also are a bit wet and it's hard to use a marker or paint when the surface of the egg is damp. Another thing you could do is 'blow' the contents of the egg out, especially if you intend to use the egg as an ornament :)

Firstly, you may like to prepare the surface of your egg, to ensure there is no debri left on it. Now it's time to decide your design or doodle. What will you paint? I'm leaving this up to you, but will give you a few examples of ideas I've seen and thought of:

1) draw little faces
2) draw silhouette trees or people
3) write all over it with encouraging words, expressions of thanks and gratitude etc (this is something you could give as a gift to a friend by then finding a lovely eggcup to go with it. You could tie the egg into the cup with ribbon or raw string, whatever might compliment your design
4) here is a link to some beautifully painted eggs with step by step images, they've chosen a pretty pastel coloured theme and used paints

http://acreativemint.typepad.com/a_creative_mint/2012/04/happy-spring.html

Here is a mesmerising video I found absolutely fascinating, I'm sure it will inspire, click on this link to watch how these eggs are decorated through a 'wax resist/dye' process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blp3jF4fGBc&feature=related

Also check out this video where neck ties are used to impart a design onto eggs which are boiled in water with vinegar, resulting in an interesting mottled effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blp3jF4fGBc&feature=related

NB: Please note that this blog is only being used as an archive/storage/resource facility for Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor on Facebook. It exists to help people find all the creative exercises I have posted on Facebook more easily. To engage and interact, to join in the fun, please join us at Facebook @Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor and please post your contributions, creations and artwork on Facebook rather than this blog. Thank you and aloha, Karin

Photo: Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 19 Thurs 28 June 2012 Todays inspiration: Egg Doodles inspired by photos of tattoos on upper arms Yesterday I saw a cropped photograph of an upper arm and upon it was a lovely tree tattoo in black ink. At first I thought it looked like the arm was an egg that had been decoratively drawn on. This image provided the inspiration for our next creative exercise, just proving that inspiration is everywhere if you're looking for it! I have created my own 'egg doodles' by using a Sharpie Marker (a thin one) ...you might want to ensure your eggs are room temperature first, so pull them out of the fridge now in preparation. While they are cold, they also are a bit wet and it's hard to use a marker or paint when the surface of the egg is damp. Another thing you could do is 'blow' the contents of the egg out, especially if you intend to use the egg as an ornament :) Firstly, you may like to prepare the surface of your egg, to ensure there is no debri left on it. Now it's time to decide your design or doodle. What will you paint? I'm leaving this up to you, but will give you a few examples of ideas I've seen and thought of: 1) draw little faces 2) draw silhouette trees or people 3) write all over it with encouraging words, expressions of thanks and gratitude etc (this is something you could give as a gift to a friend by then finding a lovely eggcup to go with it. You could tie the egg into the cup with ribbon or raw string, whatever might compliment your design 4) here is a link to some beautifully painted eggs with step by step images, they've chosen a pretty pastel coloured theme and used paints: http://acreativemint.typepad.com/a_creative_mint/2012/04/happy-spring.html

Friday, June 22, 2012

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 15 - Weekend Exercise Sat/Sun 23-24 June 2012

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 15 - Weekend Exercise Sat/Sun 23-24 June 2012

TODAY'S INSPIRATION - BOOK SPINES (many thanks to Pat who pointed me in the right direction) ♥

EXAMPLES:

Book Spine Poem Gallery
http://100scopenotes.com/2010/03/12/poetry-friday-book-spine-poem-gallery/

Ideas4writers Open FB Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ideas4writers/

OUR OBJECTIVE: To create a poem using only the titles on the spines of books. It's a lovely easy fun exercise and I think it could be quite addictive!

I think it's self explanatory from looking at the other examples you'll see in the links, but what you need to do is go to your home library (or go to the town library) and assemble a poem......take a picture and post it here for us all to enjoy!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I'll be back on Monday with a new creative exercise, in the meantime I'm taking it easy for a couple of days while I get over the flu.

Smiles and waves aloha!! Karin

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NB: Please note that this blog is only being used as an archive/storage/resource facility for Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor on Facebook. It exists to help people find all the creative exercises I have posted on Facebook more easily. To engage and interact, to join in the fun, please join us at Facebook @ Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor and please post your contributions, creations and artwork on Facebook rather than this blog. Thank you and aloha, Karin

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Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 14 - Fri 22 June 2012

TODAY'S INSPIRATION is depicting NIGHT and DAY or contrasting environments.

Main Idea: To depict two contrasting environments or states of being. Below is an example of this in my painting Night and Day. The girls dresses and background are depicting night (blue/green/sea/moon) and day (brown/trees/clouds).

Objective: To create an artwork, poem, story, sculpture, collage, mixed media, or creatively bake, or sew...(feel free to choose any creative method you like, including these or others) depicting 2 contrasting environments or states of being.

Examples: happy and sad, up and down, wise and foolish, summer and winter, spring and autumn, black and white, night and day

Method: Take a few minutes quiet time to yourself, make sure you have a note pad and pen with you, close your eyes and watch out for whatever pops into your head. Jot your thoughts, ideas and inspiration down. Once you have your idea, go to work, create something and have fun doing it! Post your pics or words here for us all to enjoy! (if you feel comfortable doing so) ...if you'd prefer you can always send me an attachment to my inbox if not feeling like you wanted to show everyone just yet.

Happy Friday creating everyone!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/works/5752827-night-and-day

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NB: Please note that this blog is only being used as an archive/storage/resource facility for Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor on Facebook. It exists to help people find all the creative exercises I have posted on Facebook more easily. To engage and interact, to join in the fun, please join us at Facebook @ Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor and please post your contributions, creations and artwork on Facebook rather than this blog. Thank you and aloha, Karin

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 12 - Wed June 2012

TODAY'S INSPIRATION BE THE "BUTTERFLY" :)

I am in the business of inspiring you to create. I don't like to put too many limitations on what you produce, because I realise inspiration must run free and wild. That's why this exercise and a lot of the exercises allow much freedom as to what you produce. I am mainly here to provide the stimulation.

I am posting some links for you below, so you can find out some facts about butterflies. Why, because researching something before you create a piece, is for me an important part of the inspiration/creation process.

TODAY'S OBJECTIVE: is mainly to have a little look around the internet (google) butterfly info and images to stimulate some inspiration through research and visual stimulation. Then create something. It can be anything, as long as it began with the butterfly for inspiration. It can be something that you associate with butterflies, not necessarily a butterfly itself. Let your imagine run with it. It can be a photograph you find and post for us to admire, or you can take a photo yourself of a butterfly. It could be a drawing or a poem. Maybe you'll cook some caterpillar biscuits for the kids. Perhaps you will make a stained glass butterfly from cellophane for your window where the sun shines through! Maybe you will make a butterfly from bits and pieces you find lying around the house. I am going to post some craft ideas below too....so let's get creating and see what you come up with, post a pic of it here if you feel comfortable doing that, for us all to admire.

Happy creating everyone!! have a beautiful aloha day! :)

http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/
http://voices.yahoo.com/garden-ideas-create-butterfly-garden-344138.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/butterflycrafts/Butterfly_and_Caterpillar_Crafts.htm
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/creativesnacks/r/caterpilrecipe.htm

NB: Please note that this blog is only being used as an archive/storage/resource facility for Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor on Facebook. It exists to help people find all the creative exercises I have posted on Facebook more easily. To engage and interact, to join in the fun, please join us at Facebook @ Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor and please post your contributions, creations and artwork on Facebook rather than this blog. Thank you and aloha, Karin

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Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 11 - Tue 19 June 2012

INSPIRING CREATIVITY THROUGH WORD ASSOCIATION

Today's inspiration is the "MOONBEAM" ...the description is a 'ray of light from the moon'. You can create anything you like. But first, there is a little process called daydreaming that will take less than 5 mins that I'd like you to try. Here are the steps:

1. Find a quiet place (inside or outside) where you hopefully won't be disturbed for between 1-5 mins. I know that might be too much to ask for those of you with little ones, but you could do this when they are napping sometime throughout the day. Sometimes going outside is a good idea, as the natural world, gardens, etc, are very inspirational places.

2. Get into a comfortable position, sitting or lying down. Take a deep breath and observe your breath going in and out. Think of the word "moonbeam" and then notice what images or words appear in your mind. Think about what you associate with moonbeams.

For example, I associate the ocean and always think of the light of the moon on the water or on a person's face. I imagine the moon loving the people below because it shines a light for us to see. I realise I have a deep fondness for the moon. The moon when full, is always for me, a very creative time. It sheds light. It seems friendly. I think of dancing under the light of the moon, I am reminded of the story of The Owl and the Pussycat. I think of the song with the words, "by the light, of the silvery moon" and all these associations begin to inspire me.

3. Create (draw, paint, write a poem or story) a creation that began with the "MOONBEAM" as your inspiration. It doesn't necessarily even have to include a moonbeam at all, it might be about the stars or something else that seems completely unrelated. This exercise is about how inspiration comes to us through word association.

4. This is a good thing to practise anytime you have a few minutes here and there, before you know it you'll have so many ideas, you won't be able to keep up with them all!

5. Once you have completed the exercise, I'd love to see or read your creations!

Have a wonderful creative day everyone!!
Love K xx

NB: The creative exercises archived here are available for anyone who wants more inspiration and creative expression in their lives. There is no limit on how often you particpate, how many exercises you do, or what order you do them in. They are an extension of my book "Beyond the Stick Figure: hope and encouragement for anyone who has ever wanted to be creative"

NB: Please note that this blog is only being used as an archive/storage/resource facility for Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor on Facebook. It exists to help people find all the creative exercises I have posted on Facebook more easily. To engage and interact, to join in the fun, please join us at Facebook @Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor and please post your contributions, creations and artwork on Facebook rather than this blog. Thank you and aloha, Karin

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 10 - Mon 18 June 2012

Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 10 - Mon 18 June 2012

Hi everyone! I hope this finds you all well and feeling excited about our next creative exercise, which I hope you'll find interesting, refreshing, fun and exciting.

I am going to combine our POP QUESTION with our CREATIVE EXERCISE today, so it's an all in one, that can be achieved in two simple parts. Part A and Part B...read on!
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Part A - Pop Question!

What is ONE of your favourite things?
(eg I am choosing my Mulberry Tree as it's the first favourite thing that popped into my head, but a favourite thing may be a memory, an ornament, a person, etc...think outside the square)

Please post your answer below in a comment :)

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Part B - Create a piece of art incorporating that favourite thing you just revealed!

For example, you can take a creative PHOTOGRAPH of it, write a POEM about it, SEW about it, SING about it, SCULPT it...be as unique and individual as you are about creating something...

Then photograph it (if it isn't already photographed) and post it on our FB page at Inspire Create for us all to admire and be inspired!

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Have a gorgeous happy day creating, inspiring and loving life....K xx

Inspire Create: Exercise 8 - Frr 15 June 2012

Observation Drawing exercise with Magnifying glass or your Camera's zoo lens

Aloha everyone! I hope you are all well and feeling inspired and ready for some creative fun. In my book Beyond the stick figure, I talk about how observation is so important and helpful in developing skill. So I thought we could do a fun exercise to help us get the general idea.

OBSERVATION DRAWING STEPS:

a) Find an object you like:

Today's exercise is all about taking a few minutes to find a interesting object (an ornament, some fabric, a leaf, stone, petal or flower, it's completely up to you, so whatever takes your fancy).

b) Zoom in on a portion of your object:

For this youll need to get your magnifying glass or digital camera with zoom or macro ability. If you have neither, just use your own eyes and place your object in a well lit area (if you wear specs for reading you might need them for this also)

C) Draw the detail:

Draw the detail you see, the detail you have zoomed in on with your camera or magnifying glass. Draw only the detail, not the whole object/item

d) take a photo and share it here, (if you're comfortable doing so) and please include what the object actually is in your comment too, so we can enjoy your creation and feel extra inspired :)

Have a happy, healthy, creative day everybody and I look forward to your contributions, please post them on Facebook at Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor, thank you! ! :)

Inspire Create: Exercise 7 - Thur 14 June 2012

INSPIRATION: Rainbows

Aloha everyone! Because I've got a lot on tomorrow, which will take me away from the computer, I'm posting tomorrow's Exercise today :)

a) create a rainbow (draw, paint, plasticine, sew, use coloured desiccated coconut, or coloured beads, wool and string, etc..be as creative as possible)

b) write down what each colour of the rainbow represents for you, ie yellow means warmth, blue means cool and clear for me, purple means Im entering dangerous territory emotinally or represents an overload of emotion to me etc....different colours mean different things to different people...you can record the colour definitions on the same piece of paper

c) take a photo with your colour definitions included if possible and post it on Facebook at Inspire Create if you're feeling comfortable to do so :)

Inspire Create: Exercise 6 - Wed 13 June 2012

Easy Origami Exercise

Create a piece origami - if you are new to origami, I'd suggest a paper boat, paper plane or hat....I found the crane quite a challenge, but it's a lovely thing to do. If you makes lots, you can thread them onto string and make a door hanging or mobile. You don't have to use special paper. If you want you can just use computer paper, but make sure it's square. You could decorate your own paper with a patter (front and back) or just one side, befor you begin. Google YouTube for "easy origami projects" to get some help, or borrow a book from the library on origami...this can be done any time you like...when you have the time, make sure you can work uninterrupted for a good half hour with a nice hit cup of tea, warm bowl of soup or a refreshing cool drink if it's summer where ou are...we here n Australia are bracing ourselves for the cold weather right now :).

Finally,post pics on Facebook at Inspire Create of your origami projects for us all to marvel over (if you like to, that's not compulsory). While you are creating our origami, think about other projects you could do that might lead on from this one........ie like a mobile, a Poe, a story, a drawing, a sewing or cooking project, etc...share your additional ideas here with us, so we can all get inspired by you! Have a wonderful creative day :)

Inspire Create: Exercise 5 - Tue 12 June 2012

Writing/Poetry/Prose Exercise

Today's exercise is something a little different and out of the ordinary. I discovered this technique on a Sunday drive while listening to Angus and Julia Stone on the radio. Their music inspires me to write poetry/prose.

The beat of the music helps me to for the lines in rhyme. This happens quite naturally for me, so I thought it would be fun for you to try also.

a) choose some inspiring music (with or without words) something that evokes emotion in you and helps stir your creativity, music that you feel inspired by

b) Sit down with pen/paper/computer/ipad etc in a quiet place where you won't be interrupted for about 20 mins

c) Listen to the music through once without doing anything

d) listen to it a 2nd time and see if you can start writing a poem or some prose to the beat, if thats not working for you, jot down any ideas and inspiration from the music and write a poem after the music is finished. Just use the music to inspire something you write.

e) Post your poem here with a short explanation about your process, ie whether you wrote to the music or after the music and give us the title of the song/musician/band that inspired your poem/prose

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