inspiration. creativity.

"to live a creative life, we must lose the fear of being wrong." ~ joseph chilton pearce

"do not fear mistakes. there are none." ~ miles davis

"man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown." ~ claude bernard

"creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. art is knowing which ones to keep." ~ scott adams

"it is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all." ~ edward de bono

"creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." ~ mary lou cook

"to draw, you must close your eyes and sing." ~ pablo picasso

"you can't use up creativity. the more you use, the more you have." ~ maya angelou

larger than lifesize

Ma vie...

• This year I am attempting, and failing epically, at a Photo A Week project. I think I have taken lots more photos than I have actually posted (either on Facebook, my DA, or my Flickr), but still, I haven’t been doing it quite as regularly as I had hoped.
• As some of you are probably aware, this is my senior year of highschool. I am pretty sure I have a bad case of senioritis, but fun classes (Photo 2, AP Drawing, and Music Theory) are making this last semester somewhat tolerable. I am hoping to have senior photos taken by the talented Katie Jenkins in the near future.
• After graduation, my plans are 1) a super rad-tastic (yes, I have been spending a little too much time on the Two Pair Photo blog….) vacation to a destination still TBD (or some other equally cool graduation present), and then 2) begin my freshman year at the University of Central Missouri studying interior design (major) and photography (minor). For those of you unfamiliar with the school, it is known for two things. 1) Being a major party school, and 2) being the alma mater of David Cook (as well as a soviet spy and a self-proclaimed prophet/convicted murderer…) But I promise, the art department actually seems legit.
• Recently, I have been in two photo competitions. This Photo was a finalist in the first competition, and This Photo won 3rd place in the second. It made me happy.
• I have also submitted two photos to another contest, hosted by UCMO. I should be hearing whether or not my entries were accepted within the next few days.
• And that about sums up my life right now...Hopefully I will be updating again, soon. :)