7A: Five Violet Clouds

I started by shaping yellow thread on felt to make a number “5”, then I overlayed layers of glass, painting clouds onto each one and discovering new shapes to highlight. Medium: Yellow yarn on felt with added layers of liquid chalk and acrylic paint on glass illuminated by UV and LED light.

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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 […]

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3B: Seven Weeks at Sea

Visit post 3A, where I describe how I’ll soon make drawings over the yellow number 7 I discovered during creative exploration. The 7 is made of thread (yarn) haphazardly placed on a carpeted wall. I “found” the number 7 shape and fleshed out the observation. I wondered what the 7 could mean. To find out […]

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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 […]

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