Introductions: YOU

And now we’d like to hear from all y’all! It’s no requirement but we’ve found it’s only more fun when you know a bit about the people creating near you!

Write a brief introduction to yourself in the comments section. We’d like to hear a fun fact or recent projects, what mediums you plan on using, who’s your fave artist, what’s your fave snack food, whatever you like! Share it with us, what you'd like to get out of this project, what inspires you, etc, etc.

TELL US!

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Introductions: Brittany

WELL HELLO THERE, Y’ALL.

Like Tynan pointed out, you probably got a feel for us through the giveaways, but we figured we’d go ahead with some good, old fashioned intros.

Name’s Brittany. I’m still looking for a grant to spend all day making sassy faces at people (for those of you with us last year) but since that hasn’t come through, here I am.

Fun (vain?) fact, I recently had a play, paper backs, produced by Sundown Collaborative Theatre (some info HERE). I’ve worked with Sundown as an actor before. Sundown Collaborative believes in incorporating all art forms in their theatre and productions and it was the perfect melting pot for me to learn the importance of all types of creation.

I primarily identify as a writer but last year (some of last year’s works are in that link) I dabbled in photography and painting as well. I hope to do the same and broaden my scope and understanding of different art forms as I continue.

We began this challenge as a way to come to the creative table every , no matter what, inspired or no, ready or not. And I could definitely use that accountability right now.

If you have any questions for me at all you can ask them here or at feelingfickle (where I’ll be posting my works again this year).

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Introductions: Tynan

Hello everyone! I know we've already had a bit of introduction through the giveaways, but for the sake of the challenge itself, HI I'M TYNAN.

That's not my real name, but for all points and purposes, that's what you can call me.

I'm really excited about this year's 28 to Create. Last year, for those of you who participated, or have read the old posts on the blogspot account, I was in a really bad spot at the beginning of the year. Like, really Bad. I've come a long way since then, things are still Bad, but they are also Better. And I am really, REALLY excited to see what is coming this year in 28.

I'm primarily a photographer, so I'll probably be doing most of my work in that medium. However, I've had training in other mediums, so I may end up venturing into those as well. (I got bit by the painting bug a few months ago, hahaha, my goal is to do one painting this challenge!)

I've been working on a couple things in the last year, mainly just on taking pictures every day, of things that strike me. (Usually this happens through my instagram account.) I'm working on one thing in particular, which is still basically a secret from everyone except Brittany, because I procrastinate like a boss.

I'm always willing and able to answer questions, about anything, okay? You can send messages to me here, on the blog, or hit me up on my art journal, lightestwhispers. I'm really excited to get to know all of you, and to see your artworks!

The prompt list will be going up tomorrow. I hope this gives everyone a little time to prepare for the challenge!

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Introductions: Tynan

Hello, everyone, I’m Tynan. Some of you may know me through real life (aka, not the internet), but for the sake of retaining some of my anonymity, I’m Tynan here.  This little post is going to be a small introduction for you.

I’m a young woman stuck in her life. Or at least, that’s how I feel. A love for art has always been in my blood; my grandmother was a fantastic illustrator & painter, all of my cousins have artistic bones in some fashion, my grandfather did photography for years. I grew up being encouraged to draw and color and embrace that side of myself.

So, naturally, I went to “art” school.

While I was there, I took a couple photography classes, and that’s when I really fell in love. Passionately. I started collecting cameras, experimenting with digital and film, trying to convey to other people the way my twisted little brain saw the world. It was an outlet, an escape, and I loved it.

Two years in, I left, for a variety of reasons. Turns out school isn’t one of my strong suits. From that point, my art started disappearing. I could barely bring myself to touch my camera, much less use it. It dwindled down and down and down, til I went months without even pulling my camera out of the case.

It’s hard, losing a passion like that, letting a flame go out like that.

A couple nights ago, Brittany and I were having a conversation over Skype (this girl is my art!soulmate, guys, she’s brilliant), and I was telling her about how I was having a hard time just existing recently. She said I had to have a reason to get out of bed each morning that was a happy reason, not to get up and go to my dead-end job. She suggested something like the 30 day poetry challenge she had completed recently, but tailored more towards something I felt strongest with. The conversation evolved, and voila, here we are, with 28 to Create.

I’m hoping that following through with this challenge will help reignite that spark of creativity inside of me, to help find that passion again.  To give me a reason to get out of bed each morning (cause some days, that’s really hard to do). I’m hoping that everyone who participates in this has a reason too, a reason they want to complete this, to inspire their art or to challenge themselves.

Most of my work will be dealing with photography, but I may or may not slip a little design into it. Sometimes I like to think I have an eye for typography, but more often than not, I don’t. So, we’ll see, I suppose. I’ll most likely be posting my images to my tumblr account, but if you guys track the tag “28 to Create”, you’ll see things pop up.

I’m excited to see the creativity of other people popping up. The imagination that people have is absolutely amazing to me, and I can’t wait to see what people come up with for the challenges.

A+ if you read through all of that, and let the challenge begin!

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Introductions: Brittany

Hey, all you artisty types! Tynan and I decided we should officially introduce ourselves before this thing takes off so here goes.

My name's Brittany. Pretty simple. The "s" key on my computer is broken so I just CTRL+C and CTRL+V when I need a little "s". I like peanut butter. I wish someone would pay me to play kazoo and make sassy faces at people who say dumb things.

I'm a theatre person and while I was working with Sundown Collaborative Theatre I discovered my deep-seated obsession with incorporating other art forms into performance. The awesome artists I worked with fed my love of visual art, music and writing as well and now I'm stuck in Artland (that's a stupid name, anyone have a better name?)

I'm hoping this challenge will free me up creatively. I've been editing and revising a lot of my writing recently which means I'm more focused on marking through my work than making more of it. I want to be open to just making more art this challenge. Even if it's terrible. Just letting it out and moving on, instead of cutting my creativity off at the roots (which I tend to do in "revision mode").

I especially hope this challenge creates a small community of artists who share their work and support each other through the month.

I'll be working in...well, mainly everything. I might write some blogs or poems. I REALLY wanna try some photography and I'm going to pull my paints out so we'll just see where it goes!

And I'll be posting at my Tumblr. You'll get a link every day to my piece-of-the-day, of course. But they'll all be on there.

I'm so excited and thanks for joining us!

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