Thursday, January 28, 2010

My creative space

Yay, we're back playing 'my creative space' with Kirsty over at Kootoyoo's. I love this meme and it's great to see what others are up to. Although the group has grown rather large that I don't have time to check 'em all out. I just click on a few links randomly and that is great fun!

This week, I'm working on a custom feeling for Renovia from EndlessWhimsy. She asked me to make a feeling that reminds her of her grandmother who passed away recently.
I asked her some adjectives so I could think about it. When I looked at each and every of the adjectives, I sensed the feeling moved.
I think she was a person who got moved by many things and that she also had the ability to move people by who she was. Therefore, I wanted something with lines that seemed to move. Fat and thin lines, wide and narrow... something like a seventies wallpaper.After I suggested this to Renovia, she let me know she loved the idea. So then I wanted to draw the feeling for her so she could picture better what was in my head.
A few weeks ago, I got a beautifully wrapped gift in my mailbox that Camille from Papermode on Etsy send me.It's a handembroidered moleskin - superpretty! But I have this love/hate relationshop with moleskins and journals. I don't have the ability to write pretty or draw well so I always feel I'm ruïning them when I use them.
But I decided I will use it to draw my custom work in and so I did...
I hardly ever draw so I really forced myself and I actually try to justify my drawing by writing next to it 'this is not a zebra'. I think I need a bit more confidence to draw really...
A look in perspective...
And now to execute the plan - I like claying much better! :)So this is what I got so far. I haven't attached the 'movements' to the clay yet as I first want to get Renovia's opinion on it. I think it looks great! :)

Want to show you creative space? Hop over to Kootoyoo's to play! It's fun! :)

21 comments:

  1. I feel the same way about journals and have a bunch of half used ones littered about because I abandon them once I feel I've ruined them with my ugly drawings! LOL. The new custom feeling looks so neat. What a great way to commemorate her grandmother :) Have a lovely day of creating!

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  2. you are a REAL artist...and I am so glad to know you....

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  3. I'm so glad you like the notebook and had the courage to break it in! The feeling looks great!

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  4. Love how this custom order started!
    Custom orders can be very stressful but I do love the fact that ideas come up which you wouldn't come up with :) Love the wavey idea of the new feeling!

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  5. Love the story, how this feeling was borned.
    I know exactly what you feel about journals... :) I'm a bit afraid to start with them too. Don't want to ruin them either... :)

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  6. ooh, i like this story and seeing all your thoughts and processes along the way. am sure it'll be a hit :)

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  7. Love reading about how projects start to take shape and the stories behind them :)

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  8. Me too, with the journals, I have lots of beautiful ones with just a self conscious scribble here and there. I think my drawing is worse in a beautiful journal than it is on a scrap of photocopy paper! Your piece is stunning, the shape and movement is just so sensual.

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  9. Thank you so very much for sharing!

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  10. Ongelofelijk waar en hoe een mens soms op inspiratie komt !
    Heel mooi weerom.

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  11. So beautiful! I love this so much and reading the story behind it is just wonderful. Thanks Mitsy :) K

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  12. I am happy to visit you on a day you are planning art...love the process

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  13. I'm the same, feeling more comfortable experimenting with the material instead of drawing. Funny because I used to draw and paint a lot. Your custom piece is looking fine, I bet she will love it!

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  14. Wat een leuk idee om elkaar zo te inspireren!
    Zal wel goed komen, jou kennende, hihihi

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  15. I think it looks great. I know for me moved means crying but that would look to literal and people could mistake it for sad.

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  16. Wow. I love the concept, and it's so neat to see the process you use. I think your drawings look good, too!

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  17. I think you have plenty of nice things to draw. If I would be a Moleskine, I would be proud to hold your sketches :)
    The moving feeling story is really touching and I can't wait to see the final creation.
    Good luck

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  18. Im the same with Journals! I love them! I even make them :o) but i always feel like im spoiling them with my scribbling efforts =P

    Congratulations on jumping right into it :o)

    Loving how the piece looks atm, can't wait to see the finished result!

    There's a little something for you on my blog too!

    http://littlegreenshoot.blogspot.com/2010/01/sunshine-blog-award-thankyou.html

    Take Care x

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  19. Lovely! Thank you for sharing the whole process. I love seeing this kind of thing...from plan to execution.

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  20. Those are actually really pretty sketches!! But, I know, I find it hard too to get over the notion that a sketchbook needs to look perfect and pretty. Imagine how much creative potential we would free up if we just couldn't care less and went ahead!
    Feeling is lovely, as always

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  21. beautiful ...your drawings are great dont let an empty book intimidate you ...if it does just make a scribble and then carry on...

    lovely tribute to the grandmother too !!!

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