Creativity Update: Drawing, Crafting, Writing, Photos, Explosions!

The creative side projects keep coming along! Practice makes perfect, and I've managed to balance the full time job with ample side exploits while eating right (cooking ahead) and keeping the home clear (tossing the mess in boxes). Here's what I've accomplished lately...

My new local sponsor Old Skool Junk (interviewed here) and I met for my first product photography gig a couple of weeks ago. I love how the photos came out, and I'm excited to schedule future photo shoots. We share many artistic influences (cartoons!), so it was a stimulating experience.

We shared Sangria and snacks after the shoot and chatted about art trends in the community and beyond; there will be more collaborations in the future! If you're interested in hiring me for product photography drop me a line.

At last, I have framed original artwork for sale at Southern Crossing Antique Mall! I'm not 100% happy with what I've got out, but it was excellent practice to create some original art as quickly as possible to familiarize myself with the steps in production. I'm planning to make more vintage-inspired art soon.

Creativity Nights (AKA "Murder Night." For fun. And because we're killing it!) at 5 Points Coffee and Spice rage on, we've been meeting twice a week to keep our art mojo going strong! Future collaboration with art buddies include: sharing an Art Walk booth, creating an online and print comic, Riverside Arts Market antics, and web marketing projects.

I'm proud to be involved in One Spark! Be OneSpark.com is all about "fostering an environment in Jacksonville, Florida to build and scale new ideas." Come local readers, it's your duty to visit One Spark and spread the word. Tell your kids, tell your wife, tell yours husbands, tell the Twitters and Facebooks! We're getting creative out here!

My first article was published late last month, Using Twitter to Promote Your Startup or Project. I look forward to writing more on local innovation; I'm passionate about encourgaining creativity and community. Contact us if you have any ideas or want to help the cause!

 

On "Doing it All":  I never do it all. (Remember my 5 Confessions?) There's always something out of whack. My apartment isn't pedantically organized; boxes of merchandise lurk in some corners. I rarely never sleep 8 hours per night. Sometimes I collapse in bed uneasy because dishes and laundry aren't washed...

Yet, the more I take on, the better I get at balancing multiple projects. The more I try, the more I learn. The more I accomplish, the more rampant energy I have for doing even more. So like that tenacious little train I keep going while focusing on getting things done and not getting things done perfectly.

How are your creative projects going? How do you keep on top of it all?

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