These days,
with the abundance of tools and new technology anyone can post their work
online and hope for the best. However, there are thousands of Artists,
illustrators, musicians and writers that have their work on the “Virtual Shelf”
waiting for closer inspection. The saying goes, “what makes someone want to
take a closer look?”
Today’s
blog is inspired by a fellow blogger, Pikaland, whose blog focuses on living an
illustrated life. I will revisit some of their findings
"Pikaland is a blog about living the illustrated life- an art and illustration blog that is a collection of beautiful things and inspirations that i stumble upon on the internet thats made/designed by illustrators and artists, and is updated almost daily."
So, why
should we blog?
By creating
your own blog, you are giving yourself a virtual voice. You are able to tell people
how you went about making your artwork and why you made it. What are you doing
that makes someone want to click next to all your other entries?
The “Blogosphere”
is a powerful tool and often free way of sharing your work, in the way you want
it to be represented. You are able to connect to people through stories and
share meanings with them. However, it’s ironic that some artists chose to draw,
to avoid talking or writing?
People,
believe it or not, want to hear others opinions. They want to understand the
thought process that went into the artwork as well as the connection between
your mind and hand.
“I’m not a mind reader. On a very basic
level I seek to connect and to identify – and while having work that will
make me understand at once what I’m looking at is great, a lot of the time
interpretation of the piece, together with an artist statement (or in the case
of illustration – reading the article that went with the illustration) will
shine a light on the subject matter better than any standalone image. Creativity
is a muscle that needs to be flexed every day. Much like drawing has become a
habit, so will writing be when you put in small doses of effort over a long
period.” -Pikaland
A
picture is worth a thousand words, yes. But a short paragraph will open up a
bridge to those thousand words.
Draw.
Write, Rinse, Repeat, who knows who will be reading.
X
Romy
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