Art Bistro

Today, I took another step towards achieving my goals of taking over the universe, infiltrate dreams, etc. In an act to take inspiration further I joined ArtBistro. Mainly, I need to socially network with people in my field so I figured it would be a good look. In addition to networking, the offer art scholarships, and job offerings in your field of work.

ArtBistro brings members of the visual art community together to network, advance careers, and to foster a community with exclusive benefits where information about artists and designers is provided by artists and designers.

If you're a member of the visual art community add me and if you are not I suggest you join; it can be very beneficial in the long run - they have job listings, scholarships, and artist just like you.

SUMMER RAIN!!!!

Blackout Family and Prodigy Movement Presents: Summer Rain

Friday, July 25, 2008 at 10:00pm

Hosted by: Lil Mama Fr. Blackout, Sincere Fr. Fresh Lyfe, Ms. Good2Go Fr. Rockstarz Empire, and Mr. Versatile Fr. Versatility Movementz
Music By: Goggles, Prodigy, Blackout, Black Rain, & Final Level

At Fahrenheit also known as Peppers Lounge

Contact Info: Blackoutsoundz@gmail.com

Tickets: $10 in adv & more at the door

Staying Creative

After work today, I picked up the June '08 copy of the Inc. Magazine, a special Innovation Issue. I picked it up hoping to find something interesting, helpful, and anything along those lines - and I DID! "9 Ways to Sharpen your creative edge." How do the Creative Stay Creative? There are so many times I can't find a single creative idea and settle for mediocre or I have an idea but don't go further with it. I think it's very helpful and I figured I share with you guys!

9 Ways to Sharpen your Creative Edge:

1. Get Multicultural - cultural melting pots produce inventive meals

2. Provide LOTS of FREE time to think - No mandate to solve a particular problem. Just blue-sky thinking - often under actual blue skies.

3. Encourage RISKY Behavior - celebrate endeavors both ambitious and disastrous.

4. Hire Smart - how applicants deal with criticism: whether they tear into a creative exchange or defend their first idea to the bitter end. ( from this I got - RISK-AVERSE THINKING).

5. Write it Down - Illustrations and captions people!

6. Bring in Outsiders - tap the perspective of outside experts - be they poets, actors, singers, physicists, whatever!

7. Be Flexible. Very Flexible - forget about any prescribed process, work anyway you like.

8. Do it for FREE - as Mark Twain once said, "work like you don't need the money." Enjoy applying your talents for noble causes.

9. Mix up your People - spend time working in disciplines (known as tribes) different from your own.

Peace,

dream.