Weekly 5 is a round-up the past week’s creative news, discoveries, and happenings in my world!
Best thing that happened in my world this week:
The last few weeks have been chaotic, and I spaced posting last week’s round up! But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Last year we made some upgrades in our home – new flooring, paint, electrical work, and a few new fixtures. There are additional things to do before we consider the interior renovations officially done. Depending on the day, the house is either company-ready, or it’s in disarray because we have torn apart a room looking for something. Our home is small, and storage options are limited. One thing I have been trying to figure out is a plan for my studio closet. We removed the cheap wire shelving that was installed when the house was built, but have not yet replaced it. I need the space to accommodate art supplies as well as extra household storage. Living in a desert means garage storage isn’t an option for anything that is heat sensitive. After measuring and drawing several plans, I believe I now have direction for this project.
Too many creative ideas?
From The Outdoor Sketchbook on Substack
…I wanted to share with you the 4 questions I ask myself to help find some clarity & focus, when I feel pulled in many directions by lots of shiny creative ideas. With limited time, and an unlimited number of ideas, it can quickly get overwhelming knowing what to focus on! So, today I wanted to share with you these 4 questions I ask myself to review my existing work, and find the core thread to follow, to create a series of paintings.
Artist discovery: Eli McMullen
Roaming the metaphysical spaces between dreams and reality, Eli McMullen draws on the familiarity of suburban and wooded landscapes to bid us into dreamlike worlds. Plumbing the interplay of perception and imagination, his acrylic paintings invite us into moments of wonder and transcendence.
©Eli McMullen
Charles Brooks Photographs the Interiors of Musical and Scientific Instruments
From COLASSAL
This formidable concept of capturing the unseen lies at the core of Charles Brooks’ work, as he photographs the small but vast interiors of musical—and most recently scientific—instruments.
©Charles Brooks
