Tonight I joined the NH Creative Club. It is a group of Graphic Arts professionals from all over the state. The group was formed to foster inspiration, creativity and education in this crazy industry! We get together once a month, over snacks and drinks, to partake in a presentation or workshop. Once a year there is also a portfolio review night for upcoming graduates in the graphic design field. Last year I was a "juror" for this event, and tonight I was asked to be involved again this year...very exciting for me.
Anyway, tonight's meeting was all about paper. Mostly paper mills sharing their new lines and paper sample books, but there was also one really interesting paper artist. Her name is Denise Ortakales, and she is a paper sculptor. Her work was absolutely amazing, and oh so inspiring. It is so wonderful to look at this field of work and realize just how varied each artist is, how unique we are in our own body of work, and how much we can learn from one another. I have tried to add a link to her gallery here, but her server is not working properly tonight. I'll add the link anyway, in case it works later on: (www.ortakales.com/gallery/)
You should check it out if you have a chance. It really is quite amazing to realize that she creates all these images by cutting/tearing/layering paper. Out of her presentation I take this thought away..."the brilliance of her work comes from the simplicity of using a common item to express her creative mind. Imagine what we could all create if we just looked at simple objects in a different way?" Have a great night!
1 comment:
Good words.
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