Business
The Business of Art- A Workshop
I will be speaking at the Houston Art Society Monday April 9th from 10-12:30. This will be an introduction or a teaser to what I will be covering in the Business of Art Workshop schedule for Monday April 16, 2012 From 9:30-2:30. The location is Memorial Church of Christ on Echo Lane in Houston, Texas
Many years ago there was a Channel 8 PBS Segment created on my work. The introduction was “Making a living while living a dream— An artist makes a happy compromise between business and pleasure.” This workshop will focus on those experiences and things I have learned that have helped me to achieve my dreams.
The art workshop is $35 non members and $25. for members. The space for the workshop is limited. If you think you are interested in this event or are a student or intern of mine and you think you would like to attend please contact me as soon as possible.They are opening up a few more spaces specifically for my guests.
If you would like me to create a similar event for your organization or might like to attend an online event please also contact me and let me know. Also, be sure to sign up for my newsletter to see future events and possibilities.
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Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
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Editing Closed Captions in YouTube
I am moving some of my favorite podcasts and incorporating them into You Tube. I talk about the reasons why, in a previous post titled New direction for me concerning YouTube and I talk about my process in Moving your Podcasts to YouTube. Now I would like to talk about closed captions.
I don’t know where I have been, but I am so thrilled to see that YouTube is offering Closed Captions. Once I loaded up my new long podcast, created as an Imovie, and loaded to my YouTube account, I wondered where the closed captions where. I think there are several settings in your account at You Tube that you have to activate. Under your account name in the top right hand corner of your You Tube account you will see a drop down arrow. Click on it and go to “settings” Under “Playback Setup” in my account this is what I have selected. I hope it makes sense, and it seems to have worked.
I noticed it took some time for Closed Captions to show up after loading my video. To see them click on the little red CC in the bottom of the screen. Once they do show up you will see that the automatic transcription that YouTube provides is not that great. It is however a start and better than typing in all of the copy yourself. As I am editing my transcriptions I feel I am providing a service to the deaf community along with helping my own marketing.
Before I go on to tell you how to edit your auto transcripts let me point out a few great things about these closed captions.
- They are searchable by Search Engines because they are text.
- There is another service that they provide in that someone from another country can also use the CC and have your video played but the closed captions on in their language.
- They offer you another audience, the deaf community.
EDITING
Once your movie is up go to the “Video Manager” from the drop down menu at the top right corner of your YouTube account. When this comes up there will be a little arrow next to “Analytics.” Click on this and go to “Captions and Subtitles”
You will see on my image here I have two green sections. I only had one when I started but I have uploaded a new version of the machine transcripts that are edited. I have only edited them up to about 6-7 minutes at this point. It does take a little time to go through them all. You should have a download button on your screen when you get to this screen. Download the transcripts to your computer, and load them into a simple text editor.
Change only the words and not the time settings and upload the file back to your you tube account.
When I originally got to my page showing the closed captions I noticed if I hovered my mouse over the word “English” a pencil came up for editing. I was then brought to the editing screen where I though I could editing them right on you tube. But it does not work that way. I had to download them and edit them and then put them back up. But if you do click on the editing pencil and then click on your movie you can listen to it and watch where it is reading from and this helped me to edit my downloaded version. It would be great if you could edit right there from your YouTube account. Maybe you can on a PC, or maybe YouTube intends on making this a part of the admin process at a later date. It certainly would make it easier for individuals like myself to edit their transcripts and making them available to a wider audience. I could go to my account when I wanted to take a few minutes from my work day and do a little bit at a time, until a video was transcribed properly!
That is it. I hope these tutorial have helped.
If you like this you might want to see the others pertaining to this post.
New direction for me concerning YouTube
Moving your Podcasts to YouTube.
My first podcast in You tube
Immediate Short Term Sculptor internship-paid
If you have always wanted to know how to make molds, especially molds for bronze casting than this is for you. Master Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon is looking for someone who can work in her Houston, Texas Sculptor studio to help make molds. No artistic abilities necessary but very helpful. Should be strong, and not allergic to cats. Though the sculpture we are making is of a cat- very large panther, there are also two cats in the studio. Pay 8-10 an hour. Call 713-699-1739 if you are interested. Please let it ring as I might be pouring plaster.
Monday September 26th- Thursday September 30th
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Class- Learn How To Sculpt A Likeness
create a sculpture of anyone.
A portrait sculpture class will be given by master sculptor Bridgette Mongeon in her Houston area Heights Studio. The process of sculpting a bust and the tools you will learn in this class can be translated to sculpting any of your loved ones. Our subject is a beautiful baby, an inspiring model for all and a creative inspiration for those who might have a hankering to sculpt dolls.DATE:The class will take place two Saturdays, June 18 and 25th from 9:00-3:00. Please bring a sack lunch. The cost of the class is 200.00 plus $25 material fee. Space is limited.(There is no need to bring materials, if you have sculpting tools especially calipers, it is suggested to bring them, but not necessary. Be sure all of your tools are clearly marked with your identification. Smocks are also encouraged. ) Bridgette measures B. B. King with calipers.
To register:Click the Pay Pal link below for your Pay Pal payment or contact Bridgette and she can send you an address to pay with a check. Please register by Monday June 13th. If you need further information please call 713-699-1739. The artists work can be found at https://creativesculpture.com NOTE we are setting up a second class for those who cannot make the June date. the dates are tentatively August 6-13th. Please indicate which class you are taking.
In Which Medium Is It Easier For You To Concentrate? An Interview Cont.
10. In which medium is it easier for you to concentrate?
They each are great. Working in the studio listening to an audio book with tools and photographic reference strewn about is a wonderful place. However, settling into my workstation upstairs with classical guitar music playing and my cintiq is another great vibe. Though I am probably more apt to get distracted being on the computer and having access to the Internet, or having a problem with zbrush or mudbox and having to look it up. Digital tools change regularly with each update, making it a challenge. So my answer would be whatever I am in the mood for and meets my present need.
This is an interview of 10 questions by Mathias Herbster of FH Vorarlberg University in Austria directed to Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about the comparison of digital and traditional sculpture.
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Sculptor, Writer and Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast
Which Medium Enables You To Work More Spontaneously? An Interview Cont.
6. Which medium enables you to work more spontaneously?
Pause, pause, pause.
I would be inclined to say traditional medium, but there is so much that the digital medium has to offer and it is rapidly changing— I can be quite spontaneous. For example, posing a Daz model in the projects I mentioned earlier is so spontaneous for me. Unfortunately, I do a lot of sculptures of children and wish they would expand that line more. I’m also now using the posing of Daz models to assist me with 2d work – More Illustration on this blog.
When I think about architectural sculpture, as mentioned before, I would say digital. But I think the important element is that it is not an either or scenario; it is taking a mix of many different technologies and traditional methods and mixing them up for whatever project is at hand. Before my introduction to digital possibilities, my tools fit in coffee cans that sat in my studio, or in a tool box. Now they are also in the office or at service bureaus or as bits of data.
This is an interview of 10 questions by Mathias Herbster of FH Vorarlberg University in Austria directed to Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about the comparison of digital and traditional sculpture.
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Sculptor, Writer and Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast
Faced With a Choice: Which Input Device Would You Prefer – Tablet or Haptic Device? An Austrian Student Interview Cont.
digital medium. I love this product.
5. Faced with a choice: Which input device would you prefer –
Tablet or haptic device?
I work on a cintiq and love it.
I have never been able to work with a tablet. There is a disconnect in my brain when I try. I have never tried a haptic sculpting tool, but would love to, and if any company wants me to review one, send it on!
When I have a maquette that needs to be digitized I use a Next Engine scanner as mentioned in the Mudbox book. They are good and not very expensive. It costs me about $1,000 to have something scanned at a service bureau, so the scanner pays for itself quickly.
This is an interview of 10 questions by Mathias Herbster of FH Vorarlberg University in Austria directed to Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about the comparison of digital and traditional sculpture.
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Sculptor, Writer and Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast
In Which Medium (Digital or Traditional) Do You Feel More Secure And Why? An Austrian Student Interview…Cont.
4. In which medium (digital or traditional) do you feel more secure and why?
I am comfortable, after 25 years of working in traditional clay of various kinds, and going to bronze. But I’m working hard at the exploration and learning about the possibilities and embracing them as I dance the dance that is digital and bridge the gap between the digital and traditional studios.
This is an interview of 10 questions by Mathias Herbster of FH Vorarlberg University in Austria directed to Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about the comparison of digital and traditional sculpture.
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Sculptor, Writer and Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast
Does Your Thought-Process In Digital Sculpting Programs Differ From Your Thought-Process In Traditional Sculpting? An Austrian Student Interview Cont.
3. Does your thought-process in digital sculpting programs differ from your thought-process in traditional sculpting?
Yes, especially with the idea of being able to quickly get into a project, digital is slower for me. The other hindrance is I can’t spend as much time as I like with the digital processes. I work from commission to commission and not all offers the ability to use the digitally processes, and that slows me down.
Though I must say, that we should speak of the other digital tools that I use in my process. For example, In this video Digital Art for the Traditional Sculpture Studio I am using Daz 3d models and Poser to “sketch” in 3D. I absolutely love this. As I said, my mind thinks in a 3D form. With Jenna, in the video, we took that to milling, though she was small, it was the process that was important. I also loved working out the design for another client digitally
I am doing that with my present commission. See these posts.
The final results of the presentation using Daz, Poser Zbrush and Photoshop
Working through presentations Poser Zbrush Part-1
Working through presentations Daz, Poser, Zbrush Part-2
My husband, also an artist and writer, sat in on a new public relations conference with Daz 3D. Many of their models are sculptable, and I was very surprised at the geometry I found with this last project. Some might argue, “that is cheating.” I’m not sure it is. If this would have been a life size sculpture commission I would have taken this file of the players and had it milled out digitally- life size, in a heart beat. Though I would have had them milled naked and sculpted the clothes on them. I also expect I would have been cutting away the foam and changing positions as I progressed, but I do the same thing with my large commissions with armatures made in metal. Except I have to bang those with a mallet. Milling for enlargements is so great!
My preferred way of working for large or monumental work would be maquette, 3D scanning, foam, clay on foam. I rarely sculpt larger than life, but there would be no other way, in my opinion, to do this. Unless you are going to work on something like the American and the new digital processes used with data direct to mold. See my article in 2007 Sculptural Review Article.
Again, as an artist I’m paid to get a tangible medium to a client, I have to think to the end of the project. If I am sculpting in clay, I am still thinking through to the process of bronze casting. How does this work, how does this piece, this design translate to the final medium? I have to do the same with digital, though the tools and mediums available are so different and changing daily.
I will also mention that when working digitally, I prefer to change my material to something that resembles my traditional clay. I hate the plastic look in digital sculpting.
This is an interview of 10 questions by Mathias Herbster of FH Vorarlberg University in Austria directed to Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about the comparison of digital and traditional sculpture.
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Sculptor/Writer/Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast
Speaking at The Lone Star Art Guild
Houston, Texas Studio
Emotion and Gesture- In sculpture, painting and drawing.
I’m so glad to be a part of the opening sessions and workshops for the Lone Star Art Guild Convention, May 20th. I look forward to meeting some new creative friends. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a master sculptor with a studio in Houston, Texas.
We all create art to initiate an emotional involvement. It may start off as our own emotional investment, but we eventually entice the viewer into a similar relationship. I have studied the emotional aspect of art over the years and have come up with some wonderful things to share. I also feel that a great deal of emotion comes from the gesture. Is gesture just figurative? Not always, a tree can have a gesture, as well as a still life.
In this workshop we will examine this simple aspect of emotion and gesture in art as well as take time to create our own emotional investment into a 3d form with clay. Let’s start off the convention being creative. I look forward to meeting you all.
See you Friday evening 7:30-9:30 PM at the Lone Star Art Guild. Check the schedule for the location within the convention center.
For those of you interested—You can see some of my work at https://creativesculpture.com or see my most recent creative endeavors on my blog https://creativesculpture.com/blog
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Sculptor, Writer and Speaker
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculptor, writer, illustrator and educator as well as a public speaker.
Her blog can be found at https://creativesculpture.com.
She is also the owner and creator of the God’s Word Collectible Sculpture series
Follow the artists on twitter twitter.com/Sculptorwriter twitter.com/creategodsword
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bridgette.mongeon
Listen to The Creative Christian Podcast or the Inspiration/Generation Podcast Click on Podcast Host Bios for a list of all podcasts.
Listen to the Art and Technology Podcast