DO IT- Nick Nuttall

NOVELLA

Project by Nick Nuttall

i.                   Find two different books by different authors.

ii.                 Tear one page out of the first book. This page must end with an incomplete sentence.

iii.               Look through the second book and find a page that starts with a phrase that can complete the sentence.

iv.               Tear that page out.

v.                 Place these pages together on a plain background in order.

vi.               Make sure people know what they’re in for by coloring these pages and the background in. Use colors that describe the tone of each sentence on each page.

vii.            Frame and hang.

Do it - Elliott Bliss

Television

Create your own time limits to possibly control the rate of abstraction

1. Obtain a word at random

2. Show a person this word and have them draw it on a separate paper

3. Show a person the picture that was drawn and have them write what they observe on a separate paper

4. Show a person what was written on the paper and have them draw it on a separate piece of paper

5. Continue until satisfied with your result

6. Hang the pictures and words up on a wall in order to observe the abstraction.

Do It / Do It Again - Clint Stevens

“Animal of My Eye”

1. Draw an eye large enough to adequately fill the space of the provided loom.

2. Draw a picture of an animal face in the center of the eye (iris/ pupil area.)

3. Simplify the drawing to a basic design that can be turned into a stencil. (basically just make sure that  all the sections of the piece are connected in some way so that design elements aren’t lost when cutting our the stencil.)

4. Once you have the stencil cut out and ready, tighten the provided fabric to the provided loom, lay your stencil over the fabric, making sure only the areas you want painted are uncovered.)

5. Spray paint the stencil, let dry and remove stencil.  You’re done!

(you can interpret these instructions as loosely as you wish, I really appreciate your help with this project!)

- Clint Stevens

I had a few friends and family do these. For the second attempt I tried to reverse the concept and use cardboard with embroidery stitching. 

Commitment-Paul King

Walking a Ling-Paul King

Collaborative effort - Clint, Paul, Dakota, Elliott

Process: each member of the group randomly selected book in the library and searched out a single line. From there we pulled our minds and lines together to create our final product.

Documentation of a Day- Brandee Watters

This day starts out red
A deep, strong red.
As dark as the sin I entertain
In the wee hours of the morning.

Sleep comes as a deep blue.
It rises and falls like a fog-
Rolling in and out,
Ebbing and flowing,
As sandman and I argue.

Friendship is a light yellow-
Warm and inviting,
Like an early lunch.
Taking in laughter and happiness
Just as much as our food.

Wandering is like a light green.
Comfortable though unsure.
Stuck in a waiting place
But not wanting to move.

White comes in as ideas,
Thoughts and revelations.
Philosophical wonderings
And "lightbulb" moments.

Sadness is black.
Extreme darkness.
It's all consuming,
Life destructing,
Moment crippling,
And you can't get out.

Until the words
Start to touch you again,
Their light blue
Comfort comes through
And deepens.
As your eyes droop
The sandman wins
Once again.

Personal Manifesto- Brandee Watters

1. Be kind. The road of life is one we need not go alone. Being callous and cold only increases our loneliness.2. Take time to show people your vulnerabilities. The only way you can know yourself is by sharing the most intimate parts of yourself with others.
3. Dance in the  rain. And in the street. And while waiting in line. And when alone. And while in a crowd.
4. Go full out. Full-ahead. Life is just filled with moments and opportunities. If we miss out we may always wonder what was truly waiting for us.
5. Ask why.
6. Schedule wandering into your life. Take time to aimlessly walk or drive. You never no what you will find, though it is usually parts of your own being strewn across the everyday scenery you pass by in a rush everyday. 5. Above all, value your freedom. You right to choose to wander or rush, to be kind or tough, to dance or not, is a precious choice. 

Walking a line - Elliott Bliss

Intertwined

This is a Commitment- Brandee Watters

I am going to do a creative process for at least 30 minutes everyday and keep a record of my thoughts, ideas, and findings throughout.

This is the Title of my Commitment

I, Elliott Bliss, commit myself to carrying at all times on my person a notebook for ideas. I further commit myself to the carrying out of one idea per week. 

Update

After one month of living my commitment I made a few photos to share what has been done. Before a show the pictures I would like to mention that having a notebook on me at all times was an excellent way to jot down ideas in order to remember them for later. I tend to be quite forgetful of ideas so this was a big help.

The notebook. Hello Confucius.

Imitating Andy Goldsworthy. Rock stacking

Collecting things

This is a Commitment - Clint Stevens

5 nights per week -work on a small media sketch (paused scene of a movie)

2 nights per week - work on large scale drawing.

create an account on instagram and Facebook to share my art and start getting an idea of what people respond to, as well as getting in contact with other artists.

The China-man.

My Daily Creative Habit

I am taking the phrase, "A picture's worth a thousand words" and approaching it from a new angle.  

I am taking a single word and making a composition of the feelings and associations connected to it.

I am writing down the word along with a list of the things it makes me feel, and visualizing what that might look like.

this is a commitment

This is a commitment to dedicate a portion of everyday, for 30 days, to creativity! I dedicate my time to finishing projects I've started and start ones that yet to be started!

This is a commitment-Paul King

Build a large work table in an unused room in my basement.

After the children go to bed this is when I will go into my work room/study and get creative and take the time to get artist for the evening.