Tracking my Creative Process: Ceramics

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Written by Shannon Borg

This post will track my creative process
through a series of ceramics projects.

Cup & Saucer

Project # 5 : Tablescape

Sea & Shore Tarot Party

Inspiration:

Nudibranchs, Seaworms,
Jacob Bohme, Dionysyus Andreas Freher, William Blake

Project # 3 : Lidded Container

Inspiration:
reliquary caskets, pilgrimage badges,
alchemical athanor furnace

Project #2: Cup & Bowl Set

Inspiration:
tasseomancy cups, Rayonism,
geometric tea sets & runic bowls

Project #1: Candelabra

Inspiration:
yinyang symbol, Platonic solids, color wheel, alchemical diagrams, early 20thC abstract art

Tracking my Chronological Process:

1. Assignment / Take notes
(assignments give me a DEADLINE which I need!)
2. Sketch out a bunch of ideas & choose one
3. Build a 3D model
4. Research on Google
(in this case, looking at candles)
5. Journal / Sketch for clarity
6. Gather Inspiration images
(from the sources I have been looking at and reading about for a while)

 

I hope this information inspires you to try something new, creative and maybe even track your own creative process. It has been enlightening for me.

Shannon Borg

Hi I’m Shannon Borg, and I am an artist and art & business coach. I help artists master their business and transform their mindset so they can confidently share their unique gifts with the world. I also paint abstract landscapes of the shorelines of the San Juan Islands of Washington State, where I live. Let’s connect on Instagram! Find me @shannonborg.

http://shannonborg.com
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