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Artistic, musical, creative, and entertaining topics in Journal's workplace sphere.
Alaskan native art
At the mere age of 6, my first day of native arts class was spent learning the basic rules of tool safety, and being taught the pledge of allegiance in my native tongue, Tlingit. Since we were just kids with little hands, we started out carefully beading simple necklaces. After weeks of practicing with needle and thread, eventually we were given a pair of fiskars and felt fabric, to cut out the shapes that would become our first beading projects.
By Madison Dawn Nickerson5 years ago in Journal
Landscape and Portrait Female Artist, Elaine de Kooning
Elaine de Kooning wouldn't spend her profession under the shadow of her better-known spouse, Willem de Kooning. A craftsman in her own right, she took an interest in Abstract Expressionism and large numbers of the developments that followed. Her commitments to workmanship history incorporate a charged picture of President John F. Kennedy, a re-arrangement of customary likeness, and an immediate test to creative sexual orientation jobs.
By Jacob Walker5 years ago in Journal
My Grandma's Scissors
I like to think that my ancestors play a part in my newly discovered creative outlet. My last name, after all, is German for weaver. Though I've had this name my entire life, I only began to weave this past year, when, like so many, I found myself with an abundant amount of free time at home. I first began by researching and building my own frame loom, then collecting the necessary supplies: warp thread, yarn, wool needles, a comb to pat down the wefts, a shuttle, and of course, scissors. After teaching myself the basics and proudly completing my first project, I quickly became enthralled. I began weaving every day, trying to perfect my technique. The craft also became a way for me to mediate, helping me clear my mind and confront the ongoing stresses I faced during the last year. Weaving allowed me to be fully present and focus entirely on the activity.
By Nina Weber5 years ago in Journal
Waists of Wonder
As a mother to 6 kids, one being a special needs child, it is easy to lose yourself. So much time is spent caring for others, that it’s hard to find time to care for yourself. Between school assignments and doctors appointments, it is easy to become overwhelmed. That’s why self-care is so important to me. Self care is something I try to impart the importance of on others as well. Being a woman is a stressful thing at times. How can you adequately care for others if you are not caring for yourself? How can you pour into someone from an empty cup?
By Shatira Robinson5 years ago in Journal
Floral Fashion. Painting a picture.
Floral Fashion, Painting a picture. My medium is fresh flowers and my designs momentary. I intertwine nature into my pieces, I work with flowers, botanicals and collect feathers from my farm babies. I take inspiration from my surrounds.
By Julia Rose5 years ago in Journal
Blank Canvas
Thoughts racing through my mind as swifts as a breeze dancing through a field of lilies as the sun highlights the stage. I’m frozen in amazement watching the uninformed dance of flowers as is draws me closer to my scape. I close my eyes to feel the breeze run across my faces as the melody elevates the path to endless peace within every stroke of my canvas.
By chocolate Forbidden Fruit 5 years ago in Journal
My passion for ART ❤️
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had a passion for both sketching and writing. It started out when I was about 10 or 11 years old. I started seeing a counselor and she was the one who told me that expressing myself through writing will help get my feelings out on paper, and it can remain totally confidential because it’s in my personal diary, only for my eyes to see. I first discovered I can sketch when I was a little younger, maybe around 7 or 8 is when I sketched my first real picture. It started out as me sketching stick figures because I wasn’t really good at recapturing what I saw yet. But as time progressed and as I continued to copy newspaper sketching and other drawings I saw, I got better and better at it. I got so good that one day someone wrote me a check to sketch a picture of him and his family.
By Monique Williams5 years ago in Journal
Bringing Imagination to Life.
Step (1) of a great work of art: the Concept. Imagery comes to life! One of my favorite pieces of art is not one that I created. Rather, it is a small piece drawn in pen and ink by my late grandad. It holds a picture of a mother goose protecting her little gosling. I am drawn to this piece because it demonstrates unusual detail from his artwork. Grandad was the advertising artist of the family, and loved expressing his views of people, vacations, and town happenings through caricature. In my mid-thirties, I have chosen to develop my own artistic talent. I enjoy drawing people’s faces, not because I am particularly good at it, but because it reminds me of a moment in time and teaches me to keep dreaming. My favorite pieces capture unique expressions, those that grab a reaction that might happen only once. For me this differs from a photo because I can incorporate my own perspective from a face. In personality, I am a think-outside-the-box type person. If there is something that I have not done before, I want to try it. This is more difficult for me when it comes to art. There are moments when I follow inspiration and try new things, but mostly I incorporate black and white pencil sketches, with some color thrown in occasionally for good measure.
By Hannah Marie. 5 years ago in Journal
Catch the Fire
In the poem “Catch the Fire” by Sonia Sanchez, Sonia said “ Sometimes I wonder: What to say to you now. In the soft afternoon air as you hold us all in a single death? I say—Where is your fire? I say—Where is your fire? You got to find it and pass it on.” From a young age, I always knew what my fire was. I knew that I possessed a purpose that transcended those of my peers. My ability to create meaningful art in various forms could allow me to reach and uplift so many people in my community and those alike. Growing up, I explored my voice as an artist through community theatre, dance ensembles, art classes, photoshoots, and writing. As I encompass year 20 of my life, my voice is becoming more sophisticated and I feel a need of service to my community to share it. In March of 2020, the global pandemic formally known as the Coronavirus locked me in the house for six months. Over these six months, I was forced to define who I was an individual and artist especially the connections and separation between them both. Through tears, writing, laughter, and thought, I developed a seven chapter project that would be broken up over the span of seven months. This project is entitled “SELF/Warfare”. SELF/Warfare explores the makings of my being: what fuels me, motivates me, censors me, and uplifts me.
By Garrett Mason5 years ago in Journal
