Writing
I’m Still Here
I have been preoccupied with putting up http://www.digitalsculpting.net and fixing problems which end up being bugs and causing me to pull my hair out. But…. It is coming along or I am learning. I remembered I had this picture and I wanted to use it on the web so I’m going to post it here.
If you get a chance check out the podcast player on the new site. So thrilled. I really need one of those for the other podcast.
Now to get the podcast registered with iTunes and get number two up. The one with Robert Michael Smith.
I’m Making A City!
At least that is what it feels like. My coauthor Mike de la flor, who also just happens to be my husband as well, and I have been working diligently to prepare another new website. But it is not just a place to go and look, it is a community site, where people can have their own blogs, comment on forums etc. It is a HUGE undertaking.
The entire project was prompted by our publisher Focal Press. Instead of having a CD in the back of the book they are moving to providing files to the book buyers online. So months ago we knew what we needed to do. INTRODUCING ….. Digital Sculpting.net
It has taken a tremendous amount of energy this weekend to get this up, but we are there. Still some tweaking and we will be adding a ton of content. So if you get a chance come on over, drop in, become a user, set up a blog and say hi! It will be great to have a legitimate post. I’m fighting spam bots!
Our New Book Is On The Stands!
I’m thrilled to report that the new Mudbox book is available!
I am coauthor on this book with my husband Mike de la Flor. We found out the book was in the hands of buyers this morning when someone went to the new website at DigitalSculpting.net and asked for the support files. We have been scrambling to put the site together. It is a web community of digital and traditional sculptors. So thrilling. But quite an undertaking. I encourage all to join. The book can be purchased from Amazon.com
More Slow
A class mate at Goddard understood what I was saying about the power of slow and shared with me SlowDance By David Michalek. I’m sorry I can’t post the videos but the links are incredible. “Sculpting Time.”
WANT YOUR WORK IN A MUDBOX BOOK? Please Pass This On and Twitter, Need Art Quickly
PLEASE REPLY QUICKLY, PASS ON THIS INFORMATION AND POST
We are looking for artwork created in Mudbox for a gallery for our new book. Deadline is this weekend. If you are interested in possibly participating please e mail me directly at Bridgette (the at sign) creativesculpture.com. There is no monetary compensation but we will give you credit in the book. You can use other software in conjunction with this creation as long as Mudbox was used as part of your work flow.
Please contact me by this weekend (March 5-6) and let me know your interest, if you have your work posted on the internet send a link and then I will ask you to send an image via e mail once I check with my coauthor. Then we will send you a release form. WE ARE ON A TIGHT DEADLINE. ALL ARTWORK MUST BE IN ALONG WITH RELEASE FORMS BY TUESDAY the 9th of March. Thanks in advance for your interest.
Gin at 9:00 a.m.? Just Show Up And See What Happens
Gin at 9:00 am? Just show up and see what happens.
I have, for a long time, wondered at and marveled at the creative process. I love listening to others discuss and discover the process, the nuances. If I could study any part of the human psyche it would be the creative process, and all that surrounds it. In fact I have. It is a hobby of mine. Helping others come to terms with their creativity and encouraging others in their creative journey is something that I have enjoyed doing through lectures and workshop. Today I happened upon Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray Love” on a TED video. I loved hearing her talk about the angst. I loved her quote about “just showing up.” Because often we as artists are so afraid of failure, we just don’t show up. Heck if you don’t try you won’t do.
I encourage each of you to show up and know you have done your part.
Your Brain May Explode! TED May Be Coming To Your Area! Introducing TEDx
I have long been a fan of TED. If you are looking for a wonderful and enlightening experience you must check out their website and give a listen to the speakers.
TED is a conference that brings together minds in technology, design and entertainment. Of course the TED talks video site is a frequent for me.
I can’t imagine attending a TED conference held in Long Beach . With conference memberships costing $6,000. a year and selling out a year in advance, I doubt I will ever have that experience. 50 speakers speaking at 18 minute slots. TED is interdisciplinary the web site says it is a four day “brain spa.”
“At some point in the next 4 days your brain may explode, by then you won’t even care,” states curator Chris Anderson.
Below is a short preview of the introduction to TED
Now TEDx is coming to Houston 6/12/2010. And that is not all, apparently TEDx is spreading. There may be one coming to your area.
And according to the TEDx guidelines it may be free or very low cost.
If you can’t get excited about TED Coming to your area then think what will soon be available online as the TED lectures are made available. Inconceivable! I think I feel my brain swelling already!
A Cool Job. Bringing to Life Extinct Animals
Gary Staab just e mailed me and said I should check out his website. He has just updated it. God I love this man’s work. I wrote a complete article on him for Best Of Artists and Artisans November 2007. Love the new stuff.
Thanks to Friends For Posting Just What You Need To Hear On Facebook
My good friend posted this today. I have not seen him in a very long time, though it is good to see his face on facebook regularly. Charles Hively one of the most creative people I know, and a friendship I will cherish my entire life. Quoted Roosevelt.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. “
Amen.
Thanks Charles, I needed to hear that today.
Memorial And Posthumous Sculpture
If you are at this part of Ms. Mongeon’s web site you are probably considering a sculpture to honor someone that you love or admire. A sculpture that captures and expresses the incredible magnitude of not only a person but a life lived. Posthumous or memorial sculpture is one of the artist’s favorite sculptures to create.
“The process of remembering and creating is not always an easy subject for individuals to broach. I understand all of the nuances involved and would be honored to create this work of art with you. To not only lovingly guide you through the creative process and the recollection of the loved one, but also to celebrate this life with you. Thank you so much for considering me. I am truly honored.”
Bridgette Mongeon
You can see some of memorial sculpture work on the gallery pages. Ellie, shown on this page, has her own page discussing the process that the artist and her parents went through in creating the Ellie memorial. If you would like to talk further about a project please fill in the artist’s contact form and she will be in touch with you.
The following is an excerpt from the artist’s upcoming book Bringing to Life the Spirit of the Deceased- A Sculptor’s Journey Chapter One- Why I Am Drawn to Posthumous Sculpture.
“I have always been intrigued with the story that I heard about elephants, marveling at the bones of their ancestors that they never knew. I remember seeing an elephant documentary that said that elephants that came across bones of their ancestors would pick them up and caress them, passing them from one to another in a respectful but mourning ritual. By doing so, it helped them come to terms with death. I feel that this action, this simple action by a wonderful and majestic creature is what I feel when I create posthumous portraiture. When the box of personal affects comes to my studio and I examine its contents, from that day forward until the day that the sculpture is complete, I have spent time lovingly caressing the life that I have had the pleasure of being introduced to. I turn that life over and over in my hands and in my heart as lovingly as those majestic elephants did with the bones of their ancestors. It is through this ritual and my art that my experience is enhanced and the healing process and letting go occur for my client. “
Bridgette Mongeon