Dan Fenelon is pleased to announce that he has been accepted to participate in the prestigious ART PRIZE contest held in the city of Grand Rapids Michigan. The venue at 101 Sheldon Blvd also known as the Witter Building, has accepted his proposal to create a 120'x30' mural on the side of their building which houses two non-profit organizations, The Dwelling Place and the Dental Clinic for Cherry Street Health Services.
Congratulations Dan!
Click here for more details.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Attitude
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace from that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, Attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you….We are in charge of our Attitudes.” - Charles Swindoll
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Clive Barker's Dark Bazaar Debut
Disguise has released a "making of" video of the creation of Clive's line of costumes and accessories available for Halloween 2010.
Visit the official website to see how Clive's art is imagined as costumes.
Visit the official website to see how Clive's art is imagined as costumes.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Inspirations...
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
~Steve Jobs
"In a time of drastic change, it is the LEARNERS who inherit the future. The LEARNED usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."
~Eric Hoffer
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
~T.S. Eliot
"Habit, laziness, and fear conspire to keep us comfortably within the familiar."
~Jane Hirshfield
~Steve Jobs
"In a time of drastic change, it is the LEARNERS who inherit the future. The LEARNED usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."
~Eric Hoffer
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
~T.S. Eliot
"Habit, laziness, and fear conspire to keep us comfortably within the familiar."
~Jane Hirshfield
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Why Am I an Artist?
“I’ve met every enemy and it is me.” ~ Ben Franklin
“Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."~ Napoleon Hill
“Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."~ Napoleon Hill
Why Am I an Artist? Good question – right? Finding time to be truly creative is something everybody struggles with. When we’re in business mode, it’s hard to remember why we chose the creative life. Along with marketing plans, portfolio edits, sales, production and the demands of running our business, it’s equally important to make time for creativity.
I’d like to challenge everyone to set a creative goal and take steps towards it.
§ Be prepared for inspiration. See something cool – carry a notebook, or use your cell phone camera to take a reference photo, or store a location in your GPS.
§ Follow your natural rhythms – pay attention to when you’re feeling your most creative, and honor your patterns.
§ Creativity takes time and is best realized in a quiet space. This needs to be a commitment you make and keep with yourself, whether you take 15 minutes everyday or spend 10 hours a week. Set aside the time and book it.
§ Creativity comes in cycles. Like gardens, creativity needs preparing, planting, nurturing, waiting and harvesting – and even a dormant period.
§ Utilize your colleagues to receive and give unconditional constructive feedback.
§ Commit to your self – set a goal and take steps toward it.
§ Set boundaries – it’s where your responsibilities start and end.
§ Work from your strengths. If you spend the majority of your time focused on overcoming a weakness you might improve a little bit – if you spent that same amount of time advancing an area of strength you’d increase that strength ten-fold.
§ Do something that scares the hell out of you – repeat. Push the limits, give yourself a challenge – redefine fear as performance energy and move forward.
§ Quiet your inner critic – stay positive.
§ Get over perfectionism – do good work, but don’t hold onto it until its perfect… by the time it’s perfect there’s a good chance it’s out of date!
§ Play, have fun and let the energy flow. You know your “in the zone” when you lose track of time doing what you love – you’ve found your highest creative expression. When blocked work backwards – start by identifying the end goal, and work from the end of the process and develop each step from there.
I’d like to challenge everyone to set a creative goal and take steps towards it.
§ Be prepared for inspiration. See something cool – carry a notebook, or use your cell phone camera to take a reference photo, or store a location in your GPS.
§ Follow your natural rhythms – pay attention to when you’re feeling your most creative, and honor your patterns.
§ Creativity takes time and is best realized in a quiet space. This needs to be a commitment you make and keep with yourself, whether you take 15 minutes everyday or spend 10 hours a week. Set aside the time and book it.
§ Creativity comes in cycles. Like gardens, creativity needs preparing, planting, nurturing, waiting and harvesting – and even a dormant period.
§ Utilize your colleagues to receive and give unconditional constructive feedback.
§ Commit to your self – set a goal and take steps toward it.
§ Set boundaries – it’s where your responsibilities start and end.
§ Work from your strengths. If you spend the majority of your time focused on overcoming a weakness you might improve a little bit – if you spent that same amount of time advancing an area of strength you’d increase that strength ten-fold.
§ Do something that scares the hell out of you – repeat. Push the limits, give yourself a challenge – redefine fear as performance energy and move forward.
§ Quiet your inner critic – stay positive.
§ Get over perfectionism – do good work, but don’t hold onto it until its perfect… by the time it’s perfect there’s a good chance it’s out of date!
§ Play, have fun and let the energy flow. You know your “in the zone” when you lose track of time doing what you love – you’ve found your highest creative expression. When blocked work backwards – start by identifying the end goal, and work from the end of the process and develop each step from there.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Inspirations...
Luck happens where preparation meets opportunity"
`Seneca 300BC
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”
`Peter Drucker
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you choose to react to it."
"Failing to plan is planning to fail!"
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. "
`Albert Einstein
`Seneca 300BC
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”
`Peter Drucker
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you choose to react to it."
"Failing to plan is planning to fail!"
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. "
`Albert Einstein
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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