Do You Need A Creative Nudge?

LOLA – Ink Drawing

Creativity can be elusive. Comforting when you are surrounded by it. Maddening when your Muse just refuses to guide. Sometimes we need a little nudge in the right direction. And inspiration can come from anywhere.

I am delighted to see that line work is making a comeback. From calligraphy on billboards and restaurant chalkboard menus to the renewed interest in colouring books for both children and adults melting, meandering marks of ink are everywhere. And I couldn’t be happier!

I’ve always loved to draw. It was foundation of my work in years past as it is today. So when I saw the call from UPPERCASE magazine for contribution to their Creative Calendar I couldn’t wait to submit. Their description of the Calendar inspired me: It’s not a day planner but rather a place to encourage creative thinking and dreaming.

So I sent off two drawing and a piece of calligraphy. I recently found out my work will be among the art included for publication. I am delighted to be in such inspiring company.

The image posted is of my cat, Lola. I drew him (Yes, “him”…he was named after the song Lola by the Kinks) with a bamboo brush and ink. I hope Lola inspires someone using the calendar as much as he inspired me.

Available to UPPERCASE magazine readers who subscribe by November 30, 2015, it is to be included with Issue 28 in January 2016.

Do you need a nudge to prompt your creative thinking and dreaming? Why not give The Creative Calendar a place on your wall in 2016?

They Met

“They Met” Collage

Although I consider myself primarily a Printmaker, I have found over the years that Collage has become a big part of my creative process.

The above Collage, “They Met” is a piece commissioned by Syracuse Cultural Workers. The mission of SCW is as follows:

Our mission is to help create a culture that honors diversity and celebrates community; that inspires and nurtures justice, equality and freedom; that respects our fragile Earth and all its beings; that encourages and supports all forms of creative expression.

As I too believe in the same principles, I was delighted to work on this project. The image will appear in the Peace Calendar for the month of June sold by SCW

The collage for me is like a hidden garden…with clues to the relationship of the women on the moon.