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Meet Niki De Saint Phalle, Joy Bell and Jess Engle, three very creative women in today’s Creative inspiration blog post. I’m including some of my favorite YouTube finds of late. I hope you find them all as interesting as I did.
The upcycled glass room
What: Artist Joy Bell gives the viewer a tour of her very cool and innovative room with a window made out of old glass bottles and bowls, and she also explains how she made it and how you can do something similar in your own home. I love that!
Glass room tour – creative upcycling by Joy Bell Art.
My thoughts: Joy Bell (could it be a taken name, or just a lucky dip?) creates with such joy, and I love that. I wouldn’t always want to live in this type of unusual or a bit weird homes, but I do love visiting and getting to admire the ingenuity and uniqueness of such rooms. Niche, kitchy or nerdy home decor is rare but some of my favorites to dive into. It is such a joy to witness people daring to think (and live) outside the restricting box of normalcy.
How to be an artist
What: Jess Engle on How to be an artist. It starts out a bit rocky but I really enjoy her little talk to encourage herself (and us).
Jess Engle on How to be an artist on YouTube.
My thoughts: This video is already seven years old, but I’ve watched it a couple of times since it came out because it stayed in my “watch later” folder. It is just Jess trying to explain the way she wants to feel and act to be “an artist” in the world, and in doing that on camera I think she helped others as well. I’m not a subscriber of her channel (but I might become one) but I noticed now that she is still producing videos, talking about being a full time artist these days (!) and I love that so much.
Niki De Saint Phalle
What: Documentary about the French artist Niki De Saint Phalle (1930-2002) – the story of a free woman.
An hour long documentary about Niki De Saint Phalle – the story of a free woman is available for free on YouTube.
My why: I wanted to know more about this artist because I have seen her sculptures in Stockholm and in Paris, but never read or learned a thing about her anywhere. And wow, I am glad that I watched this documentary, she was such a cool artist, well worth getting to know.
What advice would you give on “how to be an artist”, or what advice have you received that resonated with you?
Three videos I have enjoyed, that I hope you’ll enjoy as well. A “quick post that is not quick to write at all, but nonetheless, here we are. Wishing you a happy, creative weekend.
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