Week 2

During week two i have accomplished a series of line drawings and designs that will potentially become part of my final project in the form of stencils. 

Art & Fear

"By definition, whatever you have is whatever you need to produce your best work." (26)

Part of being an artist to me, is working with what you have. I will sometimes play around with things i have around the house when i run out of art materials such as charcoal and paint or nice paper and canvas.

"Ask your work what it needs, not what you need." (36)

I have a hard time knowing what to add to my work and when it is finished. I will often over think it which makes me more careful and sensitive to what i do with my work stops my work from moving forward.

"After all, artists themselves rarely serve as role models of normalcy." (40)

I think that this quote is interesting because I do believe that artist are rarely normal and always have some sort of unique trait that divides them from the common man. I think that this is what makes them so creative and allows them to grow as artists and create such powerful artwork.

"What is sometimes needed is simply an insulating period, a gap of pure time between the making of your art, and the time when you share it with others." (40)

Sometimes there is a need to put your art down after making and and let it sit before showing it to others. There could be something you did not see before or maybe its just that you need some time to be with your artwork and just sit.

scratching, by Twyla Tharp

According to Twyla Tharp scratching in the process of brainstorming thoughts and ideas for a creative project. Scratching is a method in which artists spark small ideas that can develop and "open doors."Out of the many suggestions that Tharp gives for scratching the methods I can see myself using are reading, everyday conversation, other people's handiwork, and listening to my mentors and using their paradigms. all of my methods of scratching contribute and are the beginning of my final piece. 

In my studio work, my form of scratching is listening to the conversation around me from my peers and sometimes models. For me scratching is also listening to music, reading poetry or reading a good book, visiting museums and galleries, and taking in the ideas of my teachers and friends.

Getting Started

The Artist's Studio

While looking through the studio visits portion of Hamlett's Website i found a variety of different objects reappear in the many studio spaces.  I noticed that there was always large sturdy tables and comfortable chairs to work at. There was also always a wide open space and decent lighting. Often there was also some form of music and different kinds of sketch books and writing utensils. frequently artist have inspirational objects strewn across their room and things that help their creativity flow. 

Artists at Work: Workspace and Process

Artists develop spaces and methods for making their most authentic work as part of a daily artistic practice by making their surroundings, wherever they may be, their studio. Artist bring inspirational objects and things close to their heart such as pictures, music, sketch books and random objects to "nest" in their studios. Also most artists tend to carry around a sketch book so that if they are inspired by something as they travel they can jot down some quick notes or a sketch. In general artist consider wherever they go their studio space because often they are not able to be in their studio all day.