writing
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writing art exhibit statements or “blurbs”
As I’ve mentioned before in other posts there is a lot of writing that goes on in a professional fine artist’s career. Exhibit statements (or “blurbs” as I call them) are written for each gallery show an artist has. These blurbs are often less than 100 words. When I write such statements I try to:…
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Sue sketches Ursula
Disclaimer: the “quotes” written around the drawings are what I think heard Ursula Le Guin say during her talk at Powell’s books – any and all errors, miss-scribbles and darn-doodles are mine and mine alone. Any and all brilliance, insight and encouragement is Ursula Le Guin’s. Her website is http://www.ursulakleguin.com/ and she does stuff here:…
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write err wrong
Working on some new artwork for an upcoming fine art exhibit (www.caplanartdesigns.com) … and I’ve been thinking about how a successful creative life is due to trial and error, the willingness to make a mess and be “wrong”, a commitment to practice, to play and have fun. Here’s a recent artwork on the theme titled:…
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write pasta
I’m reading about writing/creativity while I’m making a pasta dish… here’s my sketchbook notes:
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advice for creatives from Neil Gaiman
Since I’m a creative type – I keep a look-out for “good advice” on living the creative life well. Always have. Never know when it might be needed. I keep such advice in my sketchbooks (some gets posted on my blog at www.sueclancy.com ). Today I came across this link from Neil Gaiman (one of…
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from the books of Bob
“Lighting someone else’s candle won’t make yours any less bright” – Dr. Bob Hoke Being artistically inspired is not a once-and-done thing: I always need fresh inspirations, a new sense of awe, a new way of looking at something. It’s like buying groceries and cooking; the fridge and pantry always need restocking, new recipe ideas…
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communicating our world
As a deaf, gay, female artist and writer I’m keenly aware of the need for diversity in the words and pictures within books, within art galleries, within…every communication form that we use to talk about and picture our world. This Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators article lists some thoughtful strategies…. http://www.scbwi.org/diversity-what-can-we-do-about-it/
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Pup Fiction (fine art about writing)
Pup Fiction By Sue Clancy When I was a kid I knew a beloved Basset Hound named Lucy. Fiction writers are some of my favorite beings on this planet. Therefore all fiction writers must be Basset Hounds – correct? Kidding aside, the Basset Hound is a slow-paced hunting dog. Writers (and readers) are slow-paced hunters…
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