First Prompt and Giveaway - Creating Self through Worlds

  "In a world where the moments of our lives can be captured and created in art of the everyday,

it’s important it reflects our own unique personality. Finding just the right objects, accents, and tools to use are most important. Whatever your artistic vision is, exploring the imaginative is a chance for our creativity to escape understanding. Remember life isn’t about finding yourself 

- life is about creating yourself."

---Tim Holtz 

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Our lives are busy. There's work, networking and socializing (both for business and pleasure), responsibilities like getting the car's oil changed or cleaning the house, errands to run... hundreds of things pulling us in all directions at all times. Some believe that what we choose to do with our time is what defines us; and, even though we don't always have the privilege of being able to choose, what we do at our leisure is our own decision to make.

This weekend, take a bit of time to contemplate your sense of self. Imagine yourself in another time period and/or place. There are no limitations; you can be as fantastical as you please. Where and when does your imagination take you? What would your day-to-day life be like? What would you choose to do with your time there? It is often said that the best way to be true to yourself in what you make is to make things that you, yourself, would love and wear always. What would your work look like if you could follow your imagination to that place and/or time period?

Try to make something inspired by these musings. What sorts of materials would you use? Why? How does the piece capture your own personality as it is, but also become something more---capturing the spirit of the world or time period to which you ventured in your mind?

The first "Creating Worlds" giveaway is themed around fantasy worlds, nature, and times past.

Antiqued brass leaf charms, Baltic amber beads, carved bone* beads, tumbled citrine and tumbled agate beads, faceted glass, a faceted citrine and two faceted tiger's eye rounds, antiqued brass filigree, a hardware component in a floral design, two antique style brass buttons, two carved coconut leaves, an authentic antique key, and a Tim Holtz keyhole component.

*if the winner prefers not to use bone beads, I can substitute something else for them instead.

 

To enter, all you must do is leave a comment here.

For up to three extra entries, you may share pieces you've made

that capture your created self through your work.
For one extra entry, you may also reblog or tweet this giveaway.

Winners will be announced next Sunday, March 13th.
Good luck!

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Follow our "Creating Worlds" progress.
March is National Craft Month; how appropriate!

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