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How To Know When to Quit Working on A Piece of Art
“When is my work of art complete?” This is perhaps the most important question for any artist, of any medium! I once started a sketch that was my best ever. Then I changed the eyes of the subject to be farther apart. Next, I changed them to be closer together. That action affected the nose and made it look […]
Nesting Your Creativity at Starry Night
Come build your nest with us at the Starry Night Residency When new residents come to Starry Night, they are given their own space in our studio. Locations and landscapes are important for everyone, sure, but each artist needs to create a sense of their own space. A haven, an attic, a hiding place, a tree fort? Maybe that too! […]
Find Your Creative Flow
Find Your Creative Flow by Jason Silva What is creative flow? Is it a state of mind that we enter when we let go of the realistic limitations that keep us from transforming what we see around us vs. what we think? Or is it the phase we go through when we are busy blurring the line between those […]
10 Ways to Prepare For Life After Graduation
“Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.” Just graduated? Welcome to your quarter life crisis. We know. It sucks. But it doesn’t have to all the time. You’ve got your whole life ahead of you… Here’s 10 things you can do to prepare […]
Creativity is Madness!!!
You start with an unspoken idea, a blank canvas and some tools to help you shape that idea. You start with the contours or you dive right in & then you take a step back. No. Not good enough. You dive in again, and you start building a momentum, a rhythmic dance almost. Your hands must capture your thoughts just right! If you can relate to […]
How To Become the Best You Can Be
When we speak of childhood memories, people tend to think of a bunch of crayons, doodled walls and scribbled papers. Ah, he/she’ll grow up to be an artist, they say. But what if that wasn’t the beginning? What if we were never presented with the concept of a crayon, or color. What if a child was never told what a circle […]
How to Discover Your Path in Life
Different stages mold different outlooks in our lives. A situation you may have faced two or three years ago will be dressed differently now, because you’ll be greeting it differently. Your reflection in the mirror belongs to you, yet it’s not the same you as it was some time ago. Your hair, your height, and your clothes may have changed, […]
