Express my Creativity

I’ve decided that, as a part of expressing my creativity, I want to perform in a play, on stage. I’ve done so many things backstage, now it’s time to let the secret wish of being on stage myself, become reality.
I’ve applied for an amateur play (Tjechov’s The Cherry Orchard) but I’m not sure if I can audition for it. If it doens’t work out I’ll be attending a theater course and hopefully learn to be more confident on stage. And thus one day be in a play!

dancing.
writing.
seeing the world in a new way.
playing with a strong sense of music, much greater than I am, and completely let myself go.
completely.

I’m filled with many ideas, and thoughts and things I want to express in art, writing or free word, but I have trouble being expressive.

ESTABLISHING MY CRAFT BUSINESS

Name KCS … abbreviated for personal reasons… (previously Giraffe Season)
Duration of start of sales to first sale Less than a day :D
Sold so far (01/27) 216 original pieces!
Made $$$ (:

Being unemployed gives me an awful lot of time to do creative things… So besides frantically looking for a new job (sigh) I have been painting and making music, writing songs. Which feels good!

EARNING AN IP

Name Sew Glam
Activities spicing up old jeans, learning to sew from a pattern, sewing a tote bag, making socks for my friend’s dog, and DIY-ing my Halloween costume (fairy wings, pirate hat, corset)

Name Fashion Design
Activities hand-making garments, figuring out my clothing size, decorating donation clothing, designing outfits, confirming “established” and “fad” trends, and being a real designer (designing + sewing).

SEWING A SHIRT

Scratch or not? reconstruction
Time 7 hr
Rating 9.5/10
Comments A couple mistakes here and there, but they aren’t big… The collar is a little thin, so I need to add some interface to it. Sleeves should be very short! because I’m short! Overall, I love it and I think it was very successful.

I think I forgot how creative I was for a really long time. Perhaps it got overshadowed by academics and relationships. Maybe I stopped surrounding myself with people who have creative energy. And when I didn’t want to be around them anymore I never knew what it was that I didn’t like…and maybe it was that they weren’t creatively expressing themselves and—most importantly that I had stopped.

As a child I was extremely creative: making movies, playing instruments, writing songs… I don’t know how I drifted away from being so creative. I still played the piano here and there but abandoned the movie making.

And then just recently I feel like it all has came back to me. I am surrounding myself with people who love the same things that I forgot I enjoyed so much. I have been playing instruments with people and helping make films. I feel more alive then ever.

MY MINI GOALS

1 Finishing my sketchbook. _DONE!
Updated 12/23: I don’t effin’ care if I finish my sketchbook or not; I made a craft business, for goodness sakes!!!

2 Decorating my room DIY-style! or at least using the least amount of $ I can! _{NOT DONE YET!}
Updated 01/27: This is another goal I have on 43things, so I’ll leave that for later… but my Alternative Art Media class gives a great selection for express our “creative” side, so instead of filling a sketchbook, I’ll actually be hand-making one. Boo-yah!

3 Making something, whether it be by knitting, crocheting, sewing, cross-stitching, whatever. _DONE!

4 Earning a Girl Scouts IP relating to art. _DONE!

This is getting so much better, it’s better than it’s ever been! Well, to be honest, my creativity just sort of died during the four years with my last boyfriend, and I’m so glad it’s all coming back, that I’m actively working on it, and I never want it to die during a relationship again!