It Starts With a Sketch
After completing the Cosmic Knot project, I had big hopes to continue surfing the creative wave, and hoped that I’d be able to create another series of work to add to the previous set. It’s incredibly difficult to develop a theme, story, and produce complex artwork pieces, especially in one’s spare time. Over the past couple years, I’ve been toying with different ideas, producing a few new works, and trying to muster up some creative energy to dive into the next series.
When I was working on the previous series, I stumbled across an old book by Elihu Vedder called “Doubt and Other Things.” This book contained a beautiful series of poet thoughts and images – many of which struck a chord with me and my current feelings and view on life. This book serves as the primary inspiration for my next series of images. The images might be interpretations of the old, or whole new ideas based on the topic or thoughts of the originals. Who knows where it will take me.
To get started, I’ve found a small creative wave, and have started sketching out ideas for the series. Sketching starts the idea working in the mind – as I work out even these rough images, I’m starting to see how they will turn out in my mind.
It all starts with a sketch.
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Wonderful look into your creative process, I find it very interesting and inspiring. Thanks.