Creative inspiration
For the last week or so, I've had this itch to do something creative. I can't seem to scratch the itch by writing, but I did hop on my bike and pedal around Santa Monica with my camera this evening.
It hasn't quite satisfied the itch, though - I feel like a lot of what I've been shooting lately is stuff I've shot before. Nothing new. I need to find something new to try, an idea that takes me in a new direction.
I've been tempted to take a class on welding - I could see myself as one of those eccentric sculptors who welds giant piles of scrap metal into something hideous. I could use that as an excuse to surround myself with vast piles of junk. Wouldn't THAT be fun?
It hasn't quite satisfied the itch, though - I feel like a lot of what I've been shooting lately is stuff I've shot before. Nothing new. I need to find something new to try, an idea that takes me in a new direction.
I've been tempted to take a class on welding - I could see myself as one of those eccentric sculptors who welds giant piles of scrap metal into something hideous. I could use that as an excuse to surround myself with vast piles of junk. Wouldn't THAT be fun?Labels: photography
posted by steve at 12:28 AM
5 Comments:
Well, the world could use more hideous piles of junk, so why not?
That photo of the swing kind of freaks me out. I think that means it's a good photo.
hideous piles of junk, as opposed to the electronic detritus that seems to generally pepper your living space?
The tanks. The gas. The flame. A cutting torch. A welding torch. Destruction & creation.
How can you say no?
You don't have to just create art. You can create something useful, like your own gocart, a shelf, picture frames, roll bar for the car, model rockets. The list is endless.
Friend of mine got into molding metal. Melts it down, puts it in a mold and voila!
flurry: thanks, I think...
alp: you know me well. I am one with my detritus.
mig: destruction and creation. amen, brother.
Ok, seriously, if you take up welding, would you freaking make me something? I stole this piece of rebar, and I'd like to have it cut in half, and weld a metal bison tube to the end of it.. Um yeah, I know I'm not normal, but seriously I really really want it.
xoxo
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