As it happens, my other blog turned to be mostly of travel and
geology (yeh, I'm a little freaky...) and a little about writing in Wikipedia
(again, in Hebrew; again, geology), but only a tiny little bit about art and
creativity.
One may think that my personal website is a good place to write,
and it would be true if all I wanted is to lecture.
No. What I miss mostly is a dialog.
Creativity
and its artistic manifestations do not thrive in vacuum. Also, I
don't believe in rivalry between artists but in mutual inspiration. The best
example I can think of is the impressionists and their group
exhibitions. Another is professional guilds, which we rarely see these days.
Talking
about inspiration, if one is a multi-disciplinary artist, each discipline can
inspire another. People who are familiar with my work claim that my paintings
and jewelry show similarities. I agree. It often happens that elements I use in jewelry find their
way into my paintings – such as metallic tints and deep textures. Lately it inversed, as the vibrant colors of my paintings
found their way into my new jewelry collection.
mixed media, 80x80 cm.
adjustable wire crochet bangle bracelet
Welcome! I hear you about wanting to create community. I don't really have that in my real life. At least not with my creativity. I don't know why my real life friends just sort of glaze over when I try to talk about anything deeper than "Oh, I love your purse!" I started my website with the idea of creating a community and discussion of creativity and what it means in our lives. Similar idea! So I'm glad I found you and I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteHi, Ginger. I'm not creating a community, although I used to be a manager of an art forum. There are many of these, and I might even join some. But still, communities and forums are closed circles. What I miss is an open dialogue, a conversation in a free, non-confined environment, exactly like the one we're having here.
DeleteThank you so much for opening the door :)
Ducky