Ceramics Inspiration

As part of my graphic design major I'm required to take a bunch of studio art classes — which I love. Right now I'm taking ceramics, and it's rocking my world. I'm obsessed. 

I love that ceramics involves making art this is both beautiful and practical. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with beauty for beauty's sake. But it does feel good to be making work that I can give to friends as gifts and see them put to good use. I just recently got my first bunch of work glazed and complete, and it started a fire in me to make and make and make. 

Here are some images of ceramic work that's inspiring me: 

 

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What have you been creating lately?

Illusions

"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events." -Albert Einstein 

Hey, guess what? 

I'm alive! Though, admittedly, just barely.

Midterms can really take a toll on a person. The past few weeks have brought so many adventures, challenges and massive workloads that blogging took a much-needed little hiatus. It not only gave me the time to get above water on things outside of this space, but also gave me some time to think about the kind of content I'm sharing and where I see this blog leading me. Hopefully you'll see a shift in the content being a more honest reflection of the lady behind the screen. As a student who is far more dedicated to seeking knowledge, Jesus, a boy, the most beautiful friends, my family and exploring than I am to posting online, I've come to peace with not feeling pressured to be here constantly.

That being said, I love blogging! And today I have a project that I'm wonderfully excited to share with you all. I just finished a little trio of pieces that were auctioned off last week to raise money for women and children living in a transitional housing facility here in Orange City called The Bridge. I wrote a bit about the last piece you see here.

This work holds a very special place in my heart. I feel like as an artist it's taken me years, but I'm finally settling into work that ends up being a balance of a process I enjoy and an end aesthetic that I enjoy.

Here's a bit of what I wrote previously about the thoughts behind these pieces:

"Basically all of the art I've made in the past two years has been related to thinking about memories, and as I worked on these it came to me that they're really an extension of that. I've thought a lot about the strange way that our mind holds onto things... often subconsciously editing things to fit what we've idealized a memory to be. It blows my mind how memories can change overtime, warping what I believe to be reality into a mockery of a clean-cut rainbow-filled Hollywood film."

Daily Sketch Challenge

I absolutely cannot believe quickly this summer is flying past. I know I've said that a million times, but it's so true. I just want to grab onto all of the sunshine, flowers, fireworks, late nights, ice cream cones, butterflies, movies about butterflies, and new friends and shove them all in my pocket so that they'll stay with me forever.

For me, transition periods can be hard. Sometimes I feel like I get stuck in this limbo stage of waiting for whatever's coming next, and I don't do the greatest at keeping up with the things I love and people I hold dear. As a way to keep myself focused during this transitional period into the new school year, I've decided to give myself a little challenge. I'd love for you to join me!

Everyday for the next 30 days, I'm going to do some kind of sketching and post it here. I'm telling myself it doesn't have to be much.... a 30-second scribble of a chair (errmm.... see below) is a-okay. Don't consider yourself an artist? Quit lying to yourself! Can you draw awesome bubble letters? Do you like cutting and gluing to make collages? Everyone can draw in some way, and you never get better unless you make it a habit!

Want to join? Let me know! I'd love to see your work. :) There may even be a prize for one extra creative artist....

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