Geishas and grails
May 6th, 2009 § 4 Comments
Today my creative space is flooded with ink, yummy paper and gorgeous geishas.
I’m experimenting with illustration styles. Tidy ink, sketchy pencil, splatty textures, foldy collage… they’re all getting a look-in. I’m searching for one that is relaxing in the making, meditative even, as well as delivering a fab result… aka the Holy Grail of illustration styles. I wonder how long it’ll take. Maybe I’ll find it and a day later an epiphany will have me pack in illustration altogether and start throwing pots. Or maybe I’ll start throwing pots, cups and plates before I find it. I suspect the later would be more likely, despite the fact that I’m a complete passivist.
If you’d like a peek into more creative spaces, Kootoyoo is the place to go. Thanks Kirsty.
I like this. Nice to meet you!
Thanks so much for your comment Ingrid. And yes, your absolutely right. I should, but I’ve always been a bit impatient with these things. Perhaps that is one of my life lessons. To let inspiration wash over me and enjoy living in the moment.
Don’t you think your style will evolve over time? Maybe you should just let the winds of inspiration take you where they will on any given day. Or maybe you should start with whose work you admire and work from that…..
Oh I like her! The geisha I mean….she looks as if someone’s just asked a really obvious question, one that EVERYONE knows the answer to….and she’s looking at her geisha friend as if to say ‘God…how dense can he be???’
Fab, as always.
nicki x