What do you create? I create all manner of things. I would consider most of everything I make as sketching:the process of putting thought to form. I don’t believe anything I have ever made is finished or polished in a state of what I would consider “done”. I draw, I paint, I animate, I design, I make digital illustrations, I code, I build games, design websites, set type, I design and build physical products, product experiences, I make cardboard and ceramic sculpture, I draw on coffee cups, I take photographs and document my surroundings. I am fascinated by the act of creating something … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
3Ws – Mark Erelli
What do you create? Ostensibly, I'm a songwriter and I create songs. But I've created a lot of seemingly different things over the years. Growing up, I was an avid visual artist and for a long time everyone just assumed I'd go into graphic arts or design of some kind. Then I got really into ecology and started doing a lot of finely detailed pen-and-ink scientific illustration. Then I got a masters degree in evolutionary biology and I had to wield a fair amount of creativity to develop hypotheses and solve problems with experimental design. Though I've been a professional musician for 15 … [Read more...]
3Ws – Tony DeSare
What do you create? I’m a singer/songwriter/pianist and have been writing songs since I was 18 years old. I create music, both songs with music and lyrics and improvised solos in the moment when playing piano. These are two very distinct thrills for me. Writing a song is like having one idea that excites me and spending the next hours, days, months or years putting together a complete sonic picture like someone may work on a puzzle. Then with an improvised piano solo, the creation is a free flow of ideas that are born of the moment with no right or wrong. The last few years, I turned a … [Read more...]
3Ws – Dana Bate
What do you create? I write what some call “foodie rom coms” – short for food-themed romantic comedies. Other people have called it chick lit, lighthearted women’s fiction, and foodie lit. I just write the stories inside me and try not to label them. Why do you create? I like making something that can bring a smile to someone’s face, including my own. When I’m in a groove and write a scene that is working, it’s like a drug – I can’t get enough. But what’s even better is when someone else reads that scene and has a similar reaction. I recently received a message from a reader … [Read more...]
3Ws – Allison Winn Scotch
What do you create? Books, five of them, six if you include the one I’m wrestling with right now. (So…five and a half?) I also create lots of tweets, though fewer than I used to (social media burn out is real, yo), and celebrity interviews. Though I’m not sure I really “create” those, so much as get to chat with actors I really admire and write up our conversations. If that’s considered “work,” count me in. Why do you create? Gosh, what a profound question! Hey, I thought this was going to be easy! I don’t know, to be honest, other than I think I’ve always had these…voices … [Read more...]
3Ws – David Quilty
What do you create? I make durable leather goods by hand for my company Quilty Co. It was something I was always interested in, this idea that one could take a raw "ingredient" and turn it into something tangible that would last a long time, so I started teaching myself using leather scraps from Michaels craft stores. Now I've got a full workshop and I make wallets, notebook covers, key holders, bracelets, and assorted other things and I am slowly growing the business. Why do you create? I have always created, whether it was music in high school, movies in college, or by … [Read more...]