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Creative Compulsives, gather here!
I would like to call to order the first meeting of the society of CC's (creative compulsives).
If you feel compelled to bring forth words, images, melodies, movement, or any other manifestation of the human imagination, please make yourself at home. Please post resources, calls to artists, interesting anecdotes, surreal tales of art gone awry, links to your work, invitations to events, strategies for survival as an artist/writer/performer/creative type, and all other useful, helpful beneficent boons to assist your fellows and yourselves in following our bliss. Bienvenidos! |
This probably wont be helpful or even interesting to anyone but I would like to tell a tiny tale about our recent cross-country move.
I had been trying to purge huge amounts of stuff because of the premium space on our 26-foot Penske. Cutting loose furniture, mementos, books, clothing, you name it. When it came to my art supplies, I became frozen. All of the little found objects that I had been saving for the "maybe one'days", the little pieces of nature, the stacks of journals with writing, sketches, and such. Paper sack of bird feathers? CAN NOT THROW OUT! Dozens of plastic doll faces? CAN NOT LET GO! Sequins? String? Fabric? Those clearance jewelry molds?! NOPE! NOPE! Jack was very understanding. But imagine my giggly embarrassment as people showed up to help load the truck and toted 13 boxes of "art supplies" out of the house, multiple torsos, heads, and arms made of paper mache, 3 easels, and a gaggle of canvases in various stages of completion. :o (and feel free to confess your sins too, Quockers.) :P |
I love to write.
I love to write in fountain pen most of all. I have a bazillion journals. But MY problem is, I will begin to write in one journal and then forget what I've done with it. I have a completed book of children's poems......somewhere. I KNOW it's here somewhere. Of course, I have multiple plastic totes with all manner of heinous fuckery inside....not much of it is organized. BUT........help is on its way.........I have just purchased a label maker! Oh dear gay, who inVENTED this thing? I want to marry them and have their babies......ok, maybe not. I would put a label on their little foreheads, of course. ~Diva |
*starts snickering, then laughing* I can just see the little Divettes with their forehead labels! hahahahahahahaaa!
I miss my label-maker. They really do make it easier, at least until the labels fall off. Dusa, when we moved I threw away recyclables *aaaack! That HURT!!* but I moved the "art supplies." No, I'm NOT sure how to tell the difference. Before the plumbers came to make That House livable, I.... it aches to admit this... huge ache.... I threw away the art supplies. Four thirty gallon bags full and one fifty gallon bag, and I. Threw. Them. Away. I just wanted to cry, but then I discovered that I had missed two bags and I felt better. Do they make sense to anyone but me? Would anyone else ever see that they are the raw materials of art? Heck, no! But do I feel better knowing they are not part of the Trash Stream? Oh yeah. Now if only I could find the right wire--all my sources for straight 18 and 20 gauge uncoated floral wire have dried up--I could get back to working on my ornaments. |
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...I haven't looked at my art supplies, because that's simply unthinkable.... *s* |
I love to write, anything and everything. I journal and write short stories, poetry and erotica. I do woodworking, usually just small holiday decorations. I paint, wet-on-wet oil technique. I'm an amateur photographer. I cross-stitch, sew and quilt. And I started making jewelry about a year ago. I have a few artistic hobbies, but nothing to really classify me as a serious artist. Just some things I really enjoy. :)
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I'm a senior designer and art director with a forte in conceptual design. I also write copy; some things are posted here on BFP.
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Thoughts inspired by Dixie's post
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I think being an artist is about the way we look at the world as much as anything... and I dunno about you, but for years I could not do much of anything with my hands, especially my drawing and painting (carpal tunnel syndrome), but I didn't stop being an artist for all that. I think that if you are like me, no matter WHAT happens you will always find a way to make something (in the years when I could do nothing else, I sponge-painted shoeboxes) because the urge to create, to bring beauty, to make something new, to transform--that urge never goes away. For me personally, whether I make things other people value or not, that urge makes me, creates me, transforms me into a serious artist simply because it cannot be denied. If I cannot paint with brushes I will paint with words, if I cannot transform the landscape I will transform my soul, if I cannot create beauty physically I will find a way to create it in your heart. No, I'm not famous, nor do I have a career in the fine arts, nor do I even make a living in the craft arts.... but surely that spirit, that drive, that need to transform and create that springs out eternally no matter which way my life turns... surely that must be the lifeblood of a serious artist... |
I would like to extend my admiration for all of the creative minds here, i love art, music, cinema, etc and without those expressions to brighten up my life, id rather be dead.
I have a writers soul but im a lazy mofo that does not do it and should, so to those of you that are creative i salute you. I however cannot draw a stick figure to save my life lol but i love to admire the work of others and the expressions behind the works. I love nothing more than discovering something in art (and by that i mean all expressions of art) that thrills and rocks me to my core, whether that is a song, a painting, a movie etc. |
Once again, the cuntles of my heart are warmed to see all your smiling faces. All those compelled to create are welcome here whether earning their daily bread through their efforts or wisely reserving their passion for joy's sake. ;) (I say this as the former, just barely).
Of course, misery loves company and I was brought to an art purge flashback by the brave confessions of Bit, Medusa, and Metropolis. Oh yes, during my own recent, cross country move I was forced to a similar supply harvest and slaughter. Although I'm proud of my efforts at culling the crap herd, and organizing according to family, genus and species, I slithered around full surrender by loading the last of it into bigger and bigger (and thereby fewer) boxes. I'd told the movers I had x number of boxes and by gum, I was going to give them x number of boxes. Even if it meant boxes the size of my bedroom. Most importantly, I still have many barbie heads and truncated torsos, sticker dots from the center of CD labels, a vintage, baby shark under glass, souvenir from my beloved former home state of Florida, old candy molds, doll furniture and a whole passel of waterslide decals. Oh, and that's just the tip of the itinerant ice burg, friends. All this and L still loves me. Life is sweet. Sincerely, QueenofQueens Unapolagetic crap hound |
When I moved into my childhood home here, I turned my old bedroom into The Girl Room.....it seemed appropriate.....
In this room is my daughter's bed and all of my scrapbooking and altered tin supplies. Shortly before I left for Vegas, I drug all of my stuff out so that I could reorganize it.....I got back from Vegas and immediately got sick (and just this Sunday stopped with the coughing)....so it looks as though a small tornado has hit that room and now ~ with a large group of people coming over on Saturday, I am TOTALLY overwhelmed to get it done! Anyone have any ideas for organization? Short of throwing everything into those big Rubbermaid tubs, is there a better way? Just skip the part about me saving my sanity, as we all know it is too late for that nonsense! I HAVE put my magazine cutouts in clear sleeves and put them in a binder. Should I do that with all my stickers, too? Do I have TIME? The Tubbermaids are looking pretty good, aren't they? :cool: ~Diva |
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The boxes/bins also have label slots on the front that, if you actually use them *ahem* will help you to remember what's inside. :o |
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I KNOW those metal bins!!! I LIKE those metal bins. I do love me some IKEA now. THANK You, my Blaswarth. Of COURSE, I would used the label slots.......Your Blaswarth has a LABEL MAKER!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're my hero! ~Blaswarth (I love it that we can edit way past the 30 minute mark! This site ROX in a big, major way!!!) |
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I may be known for picking up stray beads and heart glitter when I sweep... I learned my lesson... Years ago I tossed out all this beautiful thin tissue paper... Now.. I am jonesing to cover mirror frames in it... and *GASP* I'm going to have to buy new..... I HATE buying new... where is the challenge or the fun in that... |
Labels don't go on kids???? :eek: :eek: :eek:
...but how on earth am I supposed to remember their names??? :confused: |
Dear Crap Hounds, Unapologetic or Otherwise,
I love you, I just love you. One of my problems is lack of storage furniture. I solved it in Phoenix by living in apartment complexes where people moved in and out frequently and left their unwanted furniture by the trash... but that doesn't happen too much in a residential neighborhood. (Stereo component cabinets are WONDERFUL for flat paper storage!) In the process of being congenitally unable to discard free craft supplies, I have written a haiku. Lil Bitty Nilla Box I am happy to say that ripped up pieces of tea wrappers make a rather masculine-looking lil box, especially with a coat of glue on the outside to make it all shiny. This is good because most of what I make somehow manages to come out kinda girly--no matter how I start out! Of course, what someone would DO with a miniscule black and gold box is beyond me... but then, the final use is Not My Problem. ;) Mayhap I will use it as some sort of holiday gift wrapping. Creator :D |
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Do You need to borrow my label~maker, Novela? :D |
hahahaha if i may ask do we all have cuntles in our hearts and if so what do they look like lol : )
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I write, I will write on almost anything, just ask Bit about the scraps of paper with poems on them, those ones sitting on the computer desk. I have journals and small notebooks, but I don't always remember where they are or don't think about reaching into my left front pants pocket instead of my right one when I feel the sudden urge of a poem coming on.
I do leather work as well and I'm slowly getting things together to learn carving. |
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I'm fairly convinced that only The Blaswarth (aka Qwok) has The Cuntles.....there is no cure. :D |
Cuntles and Crafty Crap
Do cuntles come in different colors? Fabrics? I think I could do something neat with mine....:D
I have notebooks with tons of pieces of paper (notebook and not) with meandering thoughts and the beginnings to some truly lovely works of art (I just KNOW it!) as well as rolling carts with drawers filled to capacity and then some, so it's hard to open said drawers...boxes filled with newpaper and magazine articles and bits of paper cut out in the shape of a single word or phrase or just a picture...as well as large shopping bags stuffed high in the corners of my closet with who knows what inside. I prefer the term "sentimentalist", thankyouverymuch. ;) |
I just flew in from Glendale...
...and boy, are my cuntles tired!
Working, mostly relentlessly except when I procrastinate, on flash for a Friday the 13th tattoo party tomorrow and on a bunch of new stuff for my etsy shop. I'm trying to integrate the facets of my work into a more cohesive presentation. I'm kind of an aesthetic and creative magpie, I need to see something new everyday and work in different mediums all the time. I like the way the different mediums inform each other but I've discovered that it can be difficult for people to relate my hither and yon process. So, in an effort to make my work a little more accessible, I'm trying to tie some motifs and techniques together. So far, so good, I think. I'll post a link to pics when it's all done. Is anyone else expansive in what they do? What helps you navigate it? xox QoQ |
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Signing up...and will be back..LOVE IT> thatnls Queenie of Queens. I can relate so well..I have the same love for my stuffff. and when I moved from and "our 4 bedroom big house" , to a simple bachelor pad years back...I had some of the same trepidation about my pieces of broken glass, 50 lumps of sculpting clay that will be something someday, canvases and frames I had collected from garage sales I was going to repair and paint over, from 1" sg. to 10ft X10ft. What made my friends and the movers have that pained look were the crates of rocks from all my travels. I'll be back, The people that pay me expect me at work today..Pffft..later gator's |
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Ok.....I'm so excited!!
I have come up with a plan for The Girl Room!!!!! Currently, I have a sweet, white bookcase in there, holding a few cloth bins. I'm going to take those out, move the bookcase to my kitchen, where the it will NOW house my cookbooks, which, in turn, will free up space on the shelves in my laundry room for other things, which will free up counter space in my kitchen. THEN, I'm getting 2 new sets of stainless metal shelves: a 5' and a 3' for The Girl Room. I will put the cloth bins on that, as well as some metal ones (I believe Medusa suggested this) from The Ikea (which we love!) and move the desk to the wall where the white shelves USED to be, putting the new shelves on the desk wall. Somehow, I know You have all followed me on this. That makes me happy. :D ~Diva :musicnote: |
i drew a raven a while ago using pencil and ink. the bird was not outside sitting on a branch in a tree; he was looking inside at you, and came very close to your space. my passions have always been photography and writing, because image tells a story and story summons an image. i've not pushed charcoal around in a while, and i think i may need to pay attention to a need for that sensation, consciousness, and talent. i love to finally see the work emerge- when it was there just before- only the time wasn't right to see. organic forms: sometmes i see patterns and connections to the photography work, charcoal, and writing. math can be like poetry to me. i've also loved math, and used to tutor algebra and calc in college, which is using both sides of the brain for sure.
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I just pulled out my pencils after being in hybernation for the last year.In the process, I found some drawings that I didn't think much of at the time but now, they are very compelling. Food is my first love, making it beautiful no matter how simple the dish.
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I'm so excited for your reorganizing scheme. I cannot deny, however, that I'm wounded. Wounded by the fact that the snakey headed one has been given credit for my suggestion of Ikean metal bins. *snf* I mean, jeezus, Blas, the thread is only two pages long.., I said it right over there. *glances at the starboard side of the thread then over at mine own metal shelves and bins* Ah well, time heals all wounds. Indulge my penchant for collecting and tell me about your cookbooks, please? xoxo M Quote:
Yes. It seems to me a magical circumstance when such seemingly disparate subjects inform and enhance one another. The light shed as a result, though only appearing in flashes, is both brilliant and humbling. :) |
Ohhhhhhhhhhh my Blaswarth!!!!!!!!!!! I bow down before You, begging Your forgiveness!!!! :bowdown: (That's all I'm askin', I promise! <giggle> )
I shall build a small and organized shrine to You in The Girl Room! The bookcase has been moved.....the cookbooks are placed upon it, as well as my 3 little teapots. I have this HEINOUS recipe box that I have had since 1974....the lid has fallen off....a teething dog has splintered the front edge of it in the past (I'm not sure how I have not impaled myself!) and it is overflowing with recipes. So off and on, I am taking those recipes and putting them in a notebook. OH! And I also found a little filebox full of my Mom's recipes ~ in her delicate handwriting....my God that brings tears to my eyes! ~ and I'm putting them in their original form in the notebook, too, so they will be safe. I have moved the desk from under the window in TGR to the opposite wall. To reflect the light, I will hang a huge 3' x 4' maple~framed mirror over the desk next week (when I have some help). Then the shelves will go up to house my bins....which will be full of my craftesque paraphernalia. Life is good. I have a Blaswarth. :2femme: |
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I have a bunch of Paula Deen cookbooks and even more Martha Stewart ones.....I have a Julia Child cookbook, several 'specialty group' cookbooks ~ You know...the kind that have Aunt Ruby's potluck casserole recipes in them? Yeah. Those ones. I have a Michael Chiarelo, several obscure baking cookbooks, Joy of Cooking, Fanny Farmer, a McCall's cookbook, Thyme & Monet, The Commander's Palace cookbook and more....and of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention my all~time FAVORITE (not really) cookbook: The White Trash Cookbook. It's true. Really, I don't have that many, but I do love what I have! |
Ms. Paula should dump her hubby and marry me. I could listen to her talk all day long. rofl Of course, I would be eating good too.
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Hey folks :)
We've just moved recently too (I'm not going into the stuff I had to get rid of, it's still too traumatizing) - but now, in our new house, I have room for a >> studio <<! Gonna start thinking about getting on Etsy too... I wonder if being in Australia would be a disadvantage though? I've also been getting into Henna tattoos. It's really fun drawing on people! Some pix here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ursula...7242?ref=share Now that the festive season is winding down, I'm hoping to get the time to do a bit of creative stuff before I have to go back to work :) Oh, and Happy New Year everyone! xxoo |
Happy New Year, Ursy! A studio sounds wonderful. Do you have the kind of furniture you want for it?
I've seen your henna work and it's lovely! |
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I'm never totally happy with my henna work - it's always so hard to NOT drag my hand through what I've already put down, you know? I think I have most of the furniture... I was very lucky in that when I went to Ikea, the very type of shelves I was after were on special. The only thing that I regret now is that I didn't get more of them. But oh well, can't be too greedy! |
Oh, I love Ikea! They do have great storage furniture.
I haven't noticed any evidence of a hand-drag in your henna work, so you must be doing okay, darlin. |
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Though I imagine that they're not totally healthful-wholesome, but damn they're good, along with that cream sauce you can get *swoons again* And you don't even need an allen key to assemble it! |
I forgot about the meatballs! Wow, it has been WAY too long....
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Ursy crochets a mean rat is all I'm sayin...
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...id=18785687242 Does said rat have a name, Hudson? |
Recently apretty bought a baggie full of small (about thumb size) plastic crawling babies. I asked her what she was going to make with them and why she needed them. There are just some things I don't understand I guess, she said they were for her "found art" project. Hopefully, they won't show up in some kinda baby wreath.
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