Living the Creative Life by Rice Freeman-Zachery

Author:Rice Freeman-Zachery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2011-05-19T16:00:00+00:00

Claudine records her ideas on scraps of paper rather than in a bound book. She says, “Usually if I have an idea I want to remember, I write it on a Post-It note and stick it in my studio. I also stick lots of paper and tape to my works while they are in process, reminding me of what I was thinking next for the piece. That way, when I come back the next day, I know where I left off.” The piece shown here is custom artwork created for a client.

THE JOURNAL AS RATTY LITTLE SCRAPS OF PAPER

And then there are the artists who aren't quite so particular about the form of the journals they keep. We all seem to know someone who has a drawer full of notes that have been scribbled on everything from bank deposit slips to grocery receipts, all tossed together into a rat's nest of random jottings. Although it's terrifying to the more anal-retentive among us (no names, please), it seems to work just fine for them. Rebekah is a fan of this approach: “I'll jot down ideas for pieces on little sheets of paper when they pop in my head, say while I'm working on another piece. [When] little stacks of paper begin to add up, I'll sort them [and] toss out the so-so ideas or combine several ideas together. I might go so far as to gather the supplies needed for the dream piece, lay out the design on my workable and mull it over for several days, then pack all the supplies up, store them away. These pieces may never be created. Those that aren't are restocked, and another idea is sure to come into play. I know I should have been keeping a journal or sketchbook for all these years, but I've never gotten around to it. Scrap paper works for me at the moment, and ideas are easily tossed away to make room for better ideas.”

Kelly relies on ratty scraps of paper—and she actually calls them that. She says, “Journals and ratty scraps of paper are very important to me. In the first place would be the ratty scraps. There are piles of them in my studio. I can't seem to part with them, as there is always something worth remembering on each one. CDs to listen to, books to buy or check out at the library. I need to take the time to compile them into a journal. Since I listen almost constantly to news via NPR or the BBC, I always have paper and pen handy, usually scrap-sized paper. I jot down interesting stories I hear on the radio—names, dates, places. I then take those scraps of paper to the computer to research the Web sites of these news stations to get the facts straight. Of course, there are more stacks of scrap paper by the computer.” She provides an example of how she uses these little bits of paper by referring to the animal Intercessors she created for a recent show.

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