Are you organized?
Do you have a system to collect images and ideas that inspire you?
Some places where I collect ideas and inspiration:
- traditional sketchbooks
- composition notebooks
- iPod
- handmade journals
- index cards
I confess. I am not organized and I have inspiration all over the place. It often takes some searching to find a drawing or photo that I need. I spend time looking through real folders and computer folders.
One “system” that I am finding useful is index card doodles and drawings. I generally work small, so index card images can easily be transformed into a matrix for printmaking, whether it be a stencil, a stamp or a reference for a line drawing.
Doodles that I used to make a stencil for screen printing.
Stencil for screen prints
Screen printed hand towel
I think that there are at least 3 steps to making art:
- Ideas, inspiration and choosing a subject matter
- Learning the basic skills of your medium
- Finally, combining ideas and skills to create in your own voice.
It takes time and patience to get the skills and combine them with your own ideas to make the art that is uniquely you!
Give yourself time to build skills.
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