6A: The Fluorescent Desert

What will this image become next?

5B: Reversed Dirt

Starting from 5A: Sawdust Walker, I printed a grayscale version of the image on transparency paper two times, then placed one image reversed upon the other over a light board. The violet hue comes from a desk lamp, which I have set to that color. To follow the thread forward, visit 5C: Locust Pose 1.

5C: Locust Pose

A locust line drawing that emerged from an exploratory pattern-seeking exercise in response to 5B: Reverse Umbra. Compare Figures 2 & 3. Do you recognize the same pattern in the dirt image?

Creative Ritual Exploration

Above, I am experimenting with various affordances in a creative environment.

4D: Grapes in Motion

Path I started with 4A: Five Saucers, then moved into 4B: Miss Moon, followed by 4C: Dino Sock Guy. Studies Below, I explore visual representations of electric ‘threads’ (i.e., potential choices) as they jump inside a ‘grape’ (i.e., a moment of creative potential). The threads I choose create a path between grapes. I represent the […]

4A: Saucers and Birds

Path From here, I go to 4B: Miss Moon. Studies Documentation

1B: Dragon and Dove

This drawing was inspired by a photo (1A), and it led to a little story (1C).

Introduction: Play/Wonder

Hi, I’m JD Faulk. I believe that we have a day-to-day creativity that goes largely unrecognized within ourselves. We see shapes in the clouds and finish each others sentences. We make meals from leftovers. We are pattern-seekers and we fill in the unknown with our “what-if?” minds. I see creative expression and adaptation as essentially […]