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From Under Giant Sunflowers of a Personal Zen Space

1)     Sometimes the space is more important than the art created in that space.

2)     If that space is defined then it is limited, so it hasn’t been defined, as of yet.

3)     Creative behavior is to define that space,

Ø  that I carry around like a pocket full of rocks,

Ø  that I take out periodically to skip across the water,

Ø  that builds momentum with each ripple,

Ø  that emanates from the shore

Ø  and from each breath.

Ø  A cool breeze is more important then

Ø  and it comes again with each thought, each prayer.

 

4)     When prayers are connected to the sunflowers they are limited.

5)     Prayers are taken aloft by the clouds, even though I don’t listen to Cumulus Nimbus rims,

6)     Ah, but the space, the corridors between the clouds welcome that embrace.

Ø  everything is theater.

Ø  everything is from a point of view

Ø  everything is fluid between mediums

Ø  everything is perspective

Ø  and there is ease between suspended disbelief,

Ø  where vernacular matters, dialogue is motion

Ø  and in that regard, experience is everything

 

 

 

Artist Manifesto- Jess Hebertson

 

 (I started this by just writing down words and phrases that came to mind when I thought about my personal art-making philosophy. I was intending to expand upon them, but I found that the simple lines had a flow that I liked, so I turned them into a sort of poem. Enjoy!)

 

Manifesto

Go big, go small, go home.

Flux, change, reuse, recycle.

Always be ready,

Keep a sketchbook, take pictures, write it down.

An artist is someone who makes art

So you might as well claim the title.

Create humility AND confidence.

It’s not about being the best in the room, unless you’re the only one in the room.

Make mistakes, keep them, don’t hide your strokes.
Change as quickly as you can think,

Adding and discovering.

Embody, resonate.

Not all ideas, beliefs, thoughts,

Deserve equal respect, you do not have to consider Nazis, you do not have to respect hate.

Push boundaries, yours and others.

Communicate and convey.

Give and take.

Feel, experience.

Read.

Listen.

Work and work and work enough and work harder.

Passion, ambition,

Fiery, a force of nature.

Art is never something out of nothing, it is something out of everything

Consume, collect, convey

Hoard ideas and images and life and supplies

 

Make art with energy, emotion, presence. 

Make art that looks the way music feels.

Make art even when no one else cares.

 

Personal Recourse List- Jess Hebertson

 

Personal Resource List - Allison Ipson

PERSONAL RESOURCE LIST

CAPABILITIES

- Walk

- Move/work with hands

- Lift

- Talk/Hold conversations/Relate to people

- Observation Skills/Notice small things

- Ability to stay up late or wake up early

         - Mornings: Quiet, access to the world, productivity, new perspective

         - Nights: Extended time to work, quiet

- Random, chaotic thinker with occasional compartmentalization

         - Allows for multiple options 

         - Can be organized when needed 

- Critical eye/Good craftsmanship

 

TRANSPORTATION

- Car/truck/bicycle/ATV

- Ability to hike/Access dense areas

- Friends with forklift/manlift

- Friends with climbing equipment

- Friends that could help me move things

 

TECHNOLOGY

- Wifi

- Cell Phone/Ipod/Ipad

- Airdrop

- Bluetooth

- Facebook Messenger/Zoom/Facetime

- DSLR Camera 

         - Photo/Video

         - Telephoto lens

         - Tripod

         - Light box

- Adobe Programs

         - Photoshop

         - Lightroom

         - Illustrator

         - Indesign

         - Audition

         - Premier

- Friends with a microphone

- Laptop with good graphics

- Friends who can produce audio

- Friends who can do programming 

- Power tools

- Wood burners

- Foil engraver

- Friends with Cricut

 

SKILL SETS

- Photography

         - Landscape/Nature

- Macro Photography

         - Portrait Photography

         - Product Photography

         - Editing 

- Graphic Design

         - 2D/Digital Design Skills

         - Photo Illustration 

         - Typography

         - Marketing/Social Media Experience

- Editor

         - Layouts

         - Content/Writing

- Writer

         - Research

         - Narratives

         - Informative/Argumentative

- Wood Working 

         - Hand and Power Tools

         - Blueprints

         - Design 

- Metal Working

         - Jewelry and Small Metals Tools

         - Welding Capabilities

         - Design

- Fabric/Yarn/Embroidery

         - Ability to machine and hand sew

         - Read a pattern

         - Design own embroidery patterns 

         - Experience with crocheting and knitting

- Spanish

         - Read/Speak/Understand Intermediate Spanish

- Gardening 

         - Experience with gardens and farms

         - Planting, upkeep, and harvest of food 

         - House plants

- Using small models to produce bigger products

- Reproducing an idea off of a picture

- Fast reader

- Remembering people’s names and faces

 

OBJECTS

- Various Art Supplies

         - Painting: Watercolor/Acrylic/Marker watercolor

         - Drawing

         - Printmaking

         - Collage

         - Jewelry making/Small metals/Wire

         - Yarn/Embroidery Floss

         - Fabric scraps

         - Sewing tools

         - Wood scraps

         - Budgeted money for crafts

         - Craft paper

         - Hand tools 

         - Beads

         - Bakeable Clay

         - Paper cutter

         - Easel

         - Origami 

         - Rock collection

         - Plant collection 

 

BOOKS/REFERENCES

- Pinterest

- Intuitive Composition Photography E-book 

 

 

SCHOOL

- Studios

- Faculty mentors

- Peer Group

- Cheaper Supplies

 

SUPPORT SYSTEM

- Nate

- My family

- Nate’s family

- High School Friends

- College Friends: Livy, Manda, Jace, Chad

- Art Friends: MaKenna, AFA Students

- Art Professors: Amy, John, Brad, Scott, Adam, Zane, Kelly 

- Coworkers/Bosses

- Community Members: Ward Family, Fun on the Farm members

- Online Community: Instagram/Facebook followers, Artists I follow

 

POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS

SKILLS TO GIVE

- Photography

- Digital or Analog Design

- 3D work in Wire

- Proficiency in Adobe Programs

- Writing

- Foundational Art Skills

- Ability to Critique

 

SKILLS I NEED

- Programming: Kyler and Hyrum

- Sound: Tyler and Nate

- Portraits: MaKenna 

- Illustration: Danielle and Alan

- Critiques: Peers

 

 

Personal Resource List - Andrea Martinez

 

Personal Resource List - Emilee Thomas

 Personal Resource List

Move/Transportation

• Hands

• Can speak

• Walk

• Lift

• Some flexibility

• Can project voice

• Great observation and listening skills

• Organized and creative thinker

• Can get up early or stay up late (interrupted time, quiet, clear mind, fewer distractions)

• I have a reliable car

• I know people with trucks, vans, SUVs, ATVs, etc.

• I know people with muscle who can help move things

• Utah has a variety of public transportation (trains, buses, airports, Uber/Lyft, etc.)

• Can hike, climb

• Have legs and feet
  
  

Technology

• Wifi

• Cellphone

• Apps

• Zoom

• Canvas

• Know how to work a DSLR camera and take video (Can check out supplies from school library)

• Have a drawing tablet

• I know people in music and who know how to record sound/sing/play instruments

• Know the basics of Adobe Creative Suite and have free access to it through Snow

• FireAlpaca, Gif creators, other free programs

• Have a new and old laptop

• Access to desktops and printers

• Books, Library, Databases

• Social Media/Teaching sites: YouTube, MasterClass, Instagram, etc.

Skill Sets

• I know other designers, photographers, writers, painters/artists

• I’m a great writer

• I can draw

• I can do basic painting

• Can draw digitally

• Know the basics of Adobe

• Can self-teach when I need/want to

• Know how to study and research

• Read

• Think deeply and critically

• Can retain certain things well

• Desire to learn

• Can do well with Algebra

• Utilize resources/look for resources (Wellness Center, assistance, etc)

• Empathy, sympathy, willingness to meet people where they’re at

• Follow rules, but know when to/can break them

• Custom Framing experience: cutting glass, cutting mats, assembling orders, shadowboxes (sewing, spacers, etc)

• Cashier, Customer Service, and Tutoring skills
  
  

Objects

• Access to Snow’s studios

• Have a variety of project and art materials (pens, markers, pencils, sand, shells, rocks, etc.)

• Access to money (bank accounts, credit, could write for a grant, etc)

• Clothes, shoes, hair/makeup supplies
  
  

Support System

(Knowledge and Emotional support.  Can still develop and grow - Develop More!)

• Family

• Friends

• Peer groups

• Online communities

• Professors, teachers, mentors, counselors, etc. 

Barter Resource List

What I Have to Offer

• Great Writer: can edit papers, tutor, research, know helpful sites and other writers; story ideas, character development, poetry, creative writing
  
  

• Drawing: pen, pencil, charcoal, digital drawing, sketching
  
  

• Painting: basics in acrylic and watercolor
  
  

• Storyboarding & Comic art: 4D, analog and digital comic art, basics of comics and storyboarding, planning out large projects
  
  

• Foundational Art Skills: creating thumbnails, concepts, know how to critique
  

• Basic 3D Skills: clay, wire, mixed-media, plaster, carving

Those I Can Barter With:

• Lizz (Elizabeth): professional painter, photography skills, influencer, variety of traditional art skills, teacher
  
  

• Zach, Alyssa, & mother: teachers, watercolor, experience with shows, commissions, dance, etc.
  
  

• Pam: teaching experience, drawing, painting, networking
  
  

• Allie: multimedia art, watercolor, excellent concept and craftsmanship skills, incredible time management and work ethic
  
  

• Jaeci: illustration, creative, positivity, kind, work ethic, variety of skills
  
  

• Jess: extensive art history knowledge, can talk, illustration skills
  
  

• Callie: animation, digital art, humble, kind, willing to help
  
  

• Emmalee: ceramics, tattoo/stylized drawing, henna, great people skills
  
  

• Professors at Snow:  Adam (2D), Brad (3D), Scott (Drawing/Figure), Kelly (4D), Bean (English), Amy (Creative Thinking, Photography), etc.