Creative Waves

Remember The Milk

2011-05-12T10:15:00.000-05:00

In the beginning of this week I was looking at my once very beautiful red journal. I started to think about when I first brought it. The thoughts of all the great writing I was going to do flooded my mind. My beautiful red journal has now become a place where I put everything from my thoughts, to meeting notes, to quotes, friend’s numbers and notes to self. I decided I needed to find a system

Schools Kill Creativity

2011-01-11T23:08:00.004-06:00

The start of the New Year has many of us excited about the new goals we have set out for ourselves. There will be some of us who will meet these goals because we have a checklist ready to check off. Then there will be others of us fighting with ourselves thinking how we will bring this great idea to life this is otherwise known as the creative process. In this video Ken Robinson discusses his

Kanye West - Runaway

2010-12-10T15:31:00.013-06:00

This video is just a snapshot of a much bigger film he created Runaway. I encourage all of you to watch it. Let’s toast to Kanye for his honesty of being a douchebag pushing his creativity and his arrogance to a level that takes courage. --Full Video of Runaway

WORDS TURNED INTO ART

2010-11-19T12:49:00.012-06:00

Sometimes it's hard to trust life with all it's sudden twists, turns, and storms. When something unexpected or painful happens, when we become blocked or frustrated, when life takes a different course than we hoped it would, it's easy to stop trusting the flow of our lives. I didn't ask for this. This isn't fair. I don't want this, we think. This road is not leading me anywhere, at least anywhere

O.M.D. Talking Loud & Clear | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

2010-10-26T19:18:00.006-05:00

When I seen this video of O.M.D. orchestrated by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra of the song “Talking Loud & Clear” I felt compelled to post this on my blog to share with you how something like Orchestra can be pushed to another level. Enjoy the sound of each instrument, visuals and lyrics. It captivated my attention it has me wondering and excited about creating a piece of art.

Its True

2010-10-20T15:55:00.011-05:00

This collage was created with the intention of enjoying the freedom of ripping away at perfectionism. While piecing it together in my sketchbook I had no expectations of what would be revealed. I trusted I needed to enjoy ripping away, to not care, enjoy the experience and toss all the ripped pieces in the air.

MY 33RD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

2010-09-17T18:19:00.002-05:00

Foundations in 21st Century Skills & Working Towards Sustainability

2010-08-06T13:06:00.007-05:00

Creating and shaping the world does not only consist of painting and drawing. It also is about planting seeds in the future scientist of tomorrow. Myself and team members of the Ford Partnership of Advanced Studies executed a Professional Development Workshop in San Antonio introducing educators to the Ford PAS curriculum - Working Towards Sustainability. In this workshop we focused on different

Right Brain vs Left Brain

2010-07-02T10:35:00.001-05:00

The Right Brainer Thinker: Creative, Experiential, Intuitive, Non-Verbal Knowing, Dreamer, Spontaneous, Subjective, Love the Unknown, Stores Emotion, Remembers Faces. Metaphorically: A Kaleidoscope The Left Brainer Thinker: Factual, Logical, Rational, Language Skills, Directed, Linear, Objective, Stores Practical Information, Remembers Names. Metaphorically: A Computer Do you see the dancer

VITAL “AIRPORT” | DIRECTED BY TAKCOM

2010-06-18T09:46:00.000-05:00

It’s been awhile since I wrote in my blog this has a lot to do with starting a new job and being in the sky. While looking for a design piece to add today I really thought about the ongoing changes in my life. I came across this video, which truly gives you a sense of beautiful space, movement and rich color. The lyrics are intense and have deep meaning and go nicely with the video. Only we can

Innovation & Creativity in the Fashion Industry

2010-05-26T07:21:00.000-05:00

More than any other industry, fashion treats a far larger portion of its creative output and shares resources that can be freely reused and transformed by other creators. There are great lessons to be learned from the Fashion Free Culture. In this video Johanna Blakely does a great job in explaining how copyrighting inhibits one from being as creative as they can be. Can you imagine the

Eat, Pray, Love, - Elizabeth Gilbert

2010-05-22T09:17:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that,instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

Intention: Create a Piece Discribing Life as a Mystery

2010-05-20T07:49:00.000-05:00

My intention was to create a collage piece describing life as a mystery. Now looking at this piece after creating it this is what I see. What stands out to me the most is the bold font which reads -Be Creative. What Do You Want for the World?- Then there appears to be a mysterious women who shares with us that -Change is the Only Constant.- In this piece I interpret without change their is no

Create an Abstract Design with Patterns in Photoshop

2010-05-18T06:46:00.000-05:00

Stumbled accross this blog where it walks you through the steps of how to make simple shapes into abstract art in Photoshop. Abstract Design with Patterns

Andrés Magana | Action Painting

2010-05-10T16:20:00.000-05:00

Are you tapping into your creative potential of today's interactive world? When I seen this video it was a lovely example of technology + art on a new canvas. Technology will always challenge us to learn but most importantly spike our interest of curiosity to create.Living inside a Pollock After effects animation from Andrés Magana on Vimeo.

Vik Muniz | Master Illusionist

2010-05-03T13:05:00.000-05:00

Brazilian-born, Brooklyn-based fine artist Vik Muniz has exhibited his work all over the world. Using unexpected materials to create portraits, landscapes and still lifes -- which he then photographs -- he delights in subverting a viewer's expectations.Because he's self-effacing, frankly open and thought-provoking, all at the same time. Vik Muniz's explorations into the power of representation

Own Your Words on Immigration Reform.

2010-04-30T12:00:00.000-05:00

Having waited patiently in the wings, we are anxiously waiting to hear from you President Barack Obama OWN your words on Immigration Reform.If you are what you say you are, a superstarThen have no fear, the camera's is hereAnd the microphone'sAnd they wanna' know oh oh oh oh If you are what you say you are, a superstarThen have no fear, the crowd is hereThe lights are on

Empowering and Inspiring Others to Create Art.

2010-04-29T17:16:00.000-05:00

Art has been always been apart of life. Some of my best memories have been when I was in my creative element. I decided to create this blog and call it Creative Waves. When I see waves it reminds me that each wave is different from the next like all of us. It will be here where I will encourage others to create. It will be here where I will post different creative events for you to attend to stir

Kaay's Photos

2010-04-29T16:25:00.000-05:00

This piece in my blog in dedicated to my cousin who I have watched grow in front of me as a photographer. Watching her click away using her camera from a distance really triggered emotions for me. In her photos you will find she is a spark of creativity she opens up her world to us using vibrant colors, space and energy. She gives life to her photography seeing her passion has given me a gift and

Making Art is Act of Love

2010-04-28T12:25:00.000-05:00

In this piece I discovered art is love. This meaning came to me in my Art Therapy class I'm currently in at the Art Institute of Chicago when we were given the exercise to write an intention. All I could think about was what I read in the in our text book in class Introduction of Art Therapy author Bruce Moon, (2008) “Making art is act of love” Therefore it was my intention to treat the piece I

Waves

2010-04-28T12:23:00.001-05:00

In this piece I was excited to be playing around with tissue paper and the only intention I had was to create waves. I remember how excited I was to be tearing up tissue and applying it in my journal. The waves were coming to life as I pictured it in my mind. Soon after I had completed this I was proud and I felt the need to write about what I seen in front of me. It’s when I began describing

Trust

2010-04-28T12:18:00.000-05:00

While creating this I was reminded of the article Shamanic Continuities written by McNiff, S. (1992) “The soul cannot be lost in a literal sense because it is always present with us. However we do lose contact with its movements within our daily lives, and this loss of relationship results in bodily and mental illness, the absence of passion, and the estrangement from nature. It is the nature of

Art Is Love

2010-04-28T12:11:00.000-05:00

In this piece you can see clearly see I am discovering and excited about creating art as an act of love. It was the first place where I was driven to trust the creative process and explore myself. Not really thinking about what I was creating. I began drawing hearts throughout the entire page all the hearts appear to be moving in various directions. While creating this piece I was not worried all