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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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Inspire Create: Creative Exercise 13 - Thu 21 June 2012

TODAY'S INSPIRATION is RECYCLING!

Today we are creating RECYCLING RECIPES to either create something from our recipe or someone elses recipe, or to simply post our own innovative recipe here.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS EXERCISE?
This idea has more value than at first you might realise. The process for writing your recipe is really quite easy when you see it set out in steps. The value added, is that this 'recipe writing' exercise, can also be utilised for 'goal setting' and achieving your goals. Just replace the title of the project with your goal. Add to the "materials" the people and places you'll need to contact to achieve your goal. Add to the "method" the steps you'll need to take to achieve your goal. It's all great practise!

Ok, so let's get started!

a) THINK: For today's exercise, instead of just throwing your recycling boxes, bottles, cartons, etc. in the recyling bin, think about how you might be able to reuse something you are about to discard. It might be a cereal box, egg carton, light bulb box, plastic bottle, etc.

eg: One idea I had for an empty tissue box, was to reuse it as a plastic bag dispenser. I painted the box and it was very handy.

eg: Another idea someone gave me was to reuse plastic bottles for my puppy. I part-filled them with gravel and put the lid back on, he loved the noise it made, like a loud rattle and we had lots of fun playing fetch.

b) RECORD STEPS: Grab a piece of paper or note book

i) Title of Project: write down a name for your project at the top of the paper

ii) Materials: write down a heading "materials" and record a list of what other materials you will require. Here is an opportunity to add on other items that you might be able to recycle also

iii) Method: write down another heading "method" and record in steps, what you would need to actually do, to accomplish your recycling idea.

3) CREATE: Create your recycling idea!

4) POST: post an image for us all to see on Facebook at Inspire Create with artist Karin Taylor, or if you don't/didn't have time to actually create it, simply post your RECYCLING RECIPE for all of us here, so that we get a pool of ideas/sharing of information.

NOTE: It can be as simple or as complex as you like.

GOOGLE THESE WORDS FOR INSPIRATION:
recycle, recycled goods, recycling, recycling ideas, recycling crafts

ENJOY AND BE INSPIRED: by the video below before you begin your process. This process is very basic, but it can be good practised, especially for goal setting and how to achieve a more complex goal! :)

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0C-lSvbLT4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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

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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! ! :)