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The Creative Process, Where do Design Ideas Come From?
Good ideas rarely come from thin air. For me, they come from many places, variations on previous ideas, nature, human-made objects, random doodles, the materials I have in front of me, my past experiences or the work of other artists. Occasionally, good ideas do come, seemingly from nothing, but I suspect they are linked to the previous list somehow. They rarely come in the form of a complete idea but in little pieces that need to be played with, teased, experimented with, modified, simplified, combined and elaborated. For me, the sketchbook is the most important part of the creative process. ...
Business Classes for Aunt June?!
For the past 2 years, I have been hyper focused on creating new jewelry designs, over 500 rings alone! My goal however is to leave teaching in 1.5 years and move on to my next career as a studio artist. This means that before I can give my notice, I need to create a profitable business that can support this career change. "Wow that guy, Stephan Mitman is a great businessman" someone once said NEVER! Me in my just-finished empty studio in 2016 Back when I was a teenager, my Aunt June recognized that I had real potential as an artist...
My First SIlver Beehive Studio Blog Post!!!!
Greetings! Named after a beehive hairdo, the Silver Beehive Studio is a tip-of-the hat to my favorite music group the B-52s!Construction of the Silver Beehive Studio began next to our home, here in rural Western Maine, in the summer of 2014. My daughter Ivy and I poured the slab and framed it the summer before she went off to college. In 2016 I finished the first studio space in the barn. My own personal art room, a warm, bright, quiet, creative space designed for making art... heaven! I began by reviewing years of ideas in dozens of sketchbooks to decide...
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