Joseph Cornell
Collecting things reminds me of Joseph Cornell (1903–1972). An artist known in the 1930’s for assembling his many collections into miniature and large scale dioramas, which were like mini sculptures. I really like his work and saw the Smithsonian’s exhibit, Navigating the Imagination dedicated to him in February 2007. Here are a few websites for Joseph Cornell that I found very worthwhile for seeing and learning more about his work: http://josephcornell.org/ An interesting blog post on Collections and Archives as Creative Practice http://www.josephcornellbox.com/ I have one of these boxes that I picked up at the exhibit and it’s pretty cool. I’ve been collecting things to finally put it together and…
Scrapbooks
As I read in the Washington Post Book World about a new book on Scrapbooking, I was reminded of how this creative pastime is much like a visual diary. As much as moleskin notebooks can be used for sketching and collecting memories, they, as well as other blank-sheet note books, can be used for the visual keepsake of scrapbooking. There are a whole hosts of sites regarding scrapbooking when doing a search online, but here’s one that seems to be a good collective (no pun intended) place to start: http://www.scrapbooking-directory.com/ And here’s a finished project of a travel scrapbook from Martha Stewart: Now, I don’t know about you, but I…
Traditional Sketches
After my last two posts on typewriter and computer art, I thought it would be wise to go back to the root — traditional sketches. As much as computer art can create something new from an original, you need the original first. In my search for “art is everywhere,” I’ve found a cool blog, the Creative Perch with a weekly post about Art is Everywhere and it was here that I saw the Youtube video below of Chris Dent’s work @ Detour Exhibition (from votredame in 2006) regarding traditional sketches on moleskin notepads. These make great sketchbooks and I usually have one with me when I’m traveling because they are…
