The Secret to Bringing Your Idea to Life
Get started! Okay, I know that may seem overly simple, but it’s true. Getting started is almost always the hardest part, and you can’t experiment, or revise your idea if you don’t start. Start simple What is the smallest, simplest version of your idea? For example, I was working on making images for the book, […]
How Materials Create Meaning in Art
If you’re taking or even thinking about taking an advanced placement studio art class, you might have heard people talking about making connections between your ideas and the materials and processes that you use to bring your ideas to life. At first, that sounds hard and confusing. You select your materials and processes, based on […]
I Spy…..
Think back to when you were a kid, do you remember playing I spy? You might have looked around the room and said something like, ” I spy with my little eye something green and round”. Then those playing the game with you, were challenged to look around the room and see if they could […]
Reading Images
Do you know how many images you see in a day? Do you realize that you regularly read and interpret visuals? Artists and designers use the elements and principles of art and design as a language to communicate visually. Whether you have spent years studying visual literacy or don’t even know what it is, you’ve […]
Visual Literacy/Communication: Learning to read pictures
Quickly, observe what’s around you. Did you see shapes, colors, objects, or pictures? Visual elements and images are all around us. Visual elements (line, shape, color, texture, space, form) are a tool that artists, designers, markets, illustrators, and even YOU, use to communicate. There is no escaping visuals, which is why it’s important to learn […]
Improving your Visual Literacy Skills
You’ve likely heard of the terms visual literacy and visual communication, but do you understand what they are, and how it applies to you and your life? Visual literacy includes a set of abilities that allows you to be able to find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images. Visual literacy helps you understand how to […]
Why You Should Learn Paper Weaving
It’s likely that at some point during your time in elementary art class, you learned about paper weaving (and if you didn’t, I’m sorry). You selected a few strips of pre-cut colored paper and then practiced going over and under, over and under, resulting in a simple pattern. In weaving terms, you learned to create […]
How to Declutter Your House
These are not traditional cleaning tips like how to have a dust-free house in under 10 minutes. I don’t know how to do that. Please send me suggestions if you know how to have a dust-free home in under 10 minutes. A better title for this would have been creative ways to pretend to clean […]
The Power of Fun
The Power of Fun How to Feel Alive Again By: Catherine Price This is another book that I was Megan Auman had on her reading list, and since it was available at the local library, I decided to try it. My main takeaway from the book was that it prompted me to be more thoughtful […]
Reading List: Creativity
Inspired Understanding Creativty By: Matt Richtel The level at which you’ll enjoy/learn from this book is likely going to depend on how much reading you’ve already done on the subject of creativity. Since my master’s degree focused on creative thought development, much of this book felt more like a review, as I’ve already read work […]