Every artist has a different perspective on what it means to be successful. For some, it’s as straightforward as finishing that next project. For others, it might involve several elements including having a large fan base, merchandising certain intellectual property, or being recognized for the talents that are a product of years of [...]
I have been working on Frank AKA “The Monster” a lot lately. It is a very involved piece, I have had to do: sculpting, sewing, sheetmetal work, woodwork, drywall. When I started working on him he was just a head actually, I hadn’t conceived of a base at all. It has me thinking [...]
I’m sure this will be a multi part post. All of us have the need to fashion eyes into the pieces we make in some form or another. There are several ways to do this. I always do it the same way and am never satisfied with the result completely.
How I make [...]
In the two earlier posts in this series, we talked about the need for innovation, the importance of imitation to help develop early artistic successes, and the differences between imitation and plagiarism. Now, we’ve come to the real meat of this topic: How do you build innovation into your creative process? What can [...]