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2023 Summer Sketchbook Un-Slump

Week 2 Check-In
CURIOSITY
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Photo above from Martin Creed's exhibition, Half The Air In A Given Space.
Image via Bold Tendencies
 
What has curiosity gotten you thinking about and what has it inspired you to make?
 
I've been a little bit stuck with this prompt which kind of surprised me because there are a million things I am curious about! I did have a handful of ideas but none of them seemed to be sticking. When this happens, asking myself this question usually helps me get unstuck: what do you feel most excited about? I ran through my ideas again and there was one that felt a tiny bit different, one that I was slightly more excited about than the rest so I decided to go with it. Once I began, the excitement grew and I'm really looking forward to finishing my page! Find out what idea I am exploring and what our community has been up to below!
 

FROM OUR COMMUNITY
 
“Spontaneous Movement Golden Acrylic Sap Green, watercolor DS Quin Color, pen, stencil ‘experiment’ ‘Play with something you don’t generally use’ ‘ explore color’" - EB

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“Curiosity College, mark making, card swipe Golden liquid acrylic Ssp Green, ink from ink making class @vintagefables “Grand Dame Rose” Japanese gift wrap paper from K." - EB

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“I was curious if I could create my own royal blue and indigo paint by mixing them together I like what happened the outcome of those two colors. I also tried to do paint by scraping it and letting it just dry which came a little thicker (see second pic below). Then I finished with a real wet dripping technique with some overlay of watercolors.” - Kat

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"Love the prompt of Curiosity this week! I have been making nests like theses for a few years now from things I find on my walks. They are often things that peek my curiosity! Collected some extra treasures today and added to my little collection." - Carina

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I am usually very slow to get on board with new tech so this week I'm getting curious about AI! How does it work? Is there a way we can collaborate with it and incorporate it into our work in a meaningful way? I used Imagine.Art to generate an AI image by entering the words “Curiousity Unfinished Drawing”. Below is the result! I actually really love it and am excited to add to it and finish this piece up. Currently feeling some sepia-toned-Lord-of-the-Rings-fantasy-hobbit-home-forest vibes!

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The album for Play has been updated! The albums in our Community Photo Gallery include work that I wasn't able to include in the round ups so I hope you'll check them out, see what others have been creating, reflect on the work you've made, and get inspired! 
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I hope you continue to find creative inspiration for this prompt in the upcoming days.
Have a curiosity filled week and talk to you on Friday for week 3 of the SSUS!
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