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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
rant about creative thinking
I used to draw obsessively and one day the process just slowed down tremendously. There was a reason for this though. Not only did I start working full time but I was still figuring out who I was as an artist. I didn't fall out of love with creating but I fell out of love with drawing on paper. I wanted my art to have function and I wanted it to have a concept that everyone could understand without having to read an artist's statement. I wasn't sure how I felt about galleries or how I felt about other people's art. There was so much fine art, everyone I knew claimed to be an artist. It seemed so cheap, so disposable.
What has always won me over is the craft and the obsession behind a work of art. I love looking at something and trying to figure out how it was created. Why were the colors and materials chosen, where did the materials come from? What about the composition? How long did it take to make? I love someone with a good eye, that looks carefully at what they are creating as well as thinking carefully. Someone that thinks in layers. This is where my passion lies. Ironically, I had a hard time finding artists who agreed with me, and I couldn't understand why. To me, like a good song or book, art was all about substance.
With that said, Lately I have found something alluring about jewelry design. No matter how over the top and creative jewelry can get, it's functional. Functional, wearable art. It's all about the materials and how they are composed together. All those good things I love about art, I love about artisan jewelry. Substance. I can appreciate a good piece of jewelry because whoever created the piece, earned that the title of being the designer. They had to learn how to make jewelry, scout out the materials, think about how everything will look together, and painstakingly piece it all together - whether it is a simple chain with a pendant or a wire necklace with tiny beads, threaded one by one. Jewelry design is a craft that makes sense to me.
What has always won me over is the craft and the obsession behind a work of art. I love looking at something and trying to figure out how it was created. Why were the colors and materials chosen, where did the materials come from? What about the composition? How long did it take to make? I love someone with a good eye, that looks carefully at what they are creating as well as thinking carefully. Someone that thinks in layers. This is where my passion lies. Ironically, I had a hard time finding artists who agreed with me, and I couldn't understand why. To me, like a good song or book, art was all about substance.
With that said, Lately I have found something alluring about jewelry design. No matter how over the top and creative jewelry can get, it's functional. Functional, wearable art. It's all about the materials and how they are composed together. All those good things I love about art, I love about artisan jewelry. Substance. I can appreciate a good piece of jewelry because whoever created the piece, earned that the title of being the designer. They had to learn how to make jewelry, scout out the materials, think about how everything will look together, and painstakingly piece it all together - whether it is a simple chain with a pendant or a wire necklace with tiny beads, threaded one by one. Jewelry design is a craft that makes sense to me.
Here is some jewelry that inspires:
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