Thursday, January 8, 2015

Some Inspiring Books

Show your work, 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered by Austin Kleon
http://austinkleon.com/
Easy to read, entertaining. Motivation to learn and share what you are learning.

Creative Block, Get Unstuck, Discover new ideas by Danielle Krysa
http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/
Very interesting to learn from contemporary artists. Also interesting creative unblock projects. It's good to see artwork that is different from what I encounter here which is mainly representational.

Make it Mighty Ugly, Exercises and Advice for getting creative even when it ain't pretty by Kim Piper Werker
http://www.kimwerker.com/blog/
I love this title. Basically the book tells you to follow your true self and take chances. I like the title because it means that it's ok to make ugly things because that is one way to learn a skill. I read somewhere that she writes about the "dark side" of creativity. It seems that there can be a lot of angst associated with creativity. She also mentions social media as a way to connect to people who like to do the same things you like to do.

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