Prelude to Creative Shift

I've decided to go through Sally-Ann Ashley's Creative Shift again this year. It really helped me on my creative journey the last time I did the course (is it two years ago? I can't remember) . I have gone back to my notes many times and I still use a lot of the ideas to find my way when I am lost. This year, I feel I need it more than ever, so I have signed up for the full course again. It's starting in early September, but she's running a free mini-intro, called Seeing More Clearly, and I'm enjoying it already. It was fun to make an concertina sketchbook out of heavyweight cartridge paper. I can already see that the format will help me see things more clearly!!

The big ha-ha for me was using the Photos app on my laptop and taking screenshots of groups of 8 thumbnails of photos I had selected from my Google Photo albums. I had chosen the images by location, but otherwise just going with my gut instinct as to what images appealed to me. I take photos in 16x9 format, but the Photos app on my Mac shows me square thumbnails. 4 to the width of my screen. I took screenshots of 2 rows of 4 at a time. Completely random. And yet, what I saw in front of my eyes was so beautiful. Great start to another creative adventure!

A little zine of random people

Had a frustrating few days before this, so my energy levels were low. And was feeling no energy whatsoever from my surroundings. Should have headed to the Fleadh instead! But I had my little folded piece of paper - folded from A4 to A6 spreads, meaning each rectangle is A7? The place I was in was not great for sketching people, a few lost tourists on the way to nowhere. Yes, definitely should have gone to the Fleadh instead. Next time I will check what's on in Dublin and go where I please!