William Blake

Ancient of Days

To see a World in a grain of sand,

And Heaven in a Wild Flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour.

- William Blake (from Auguries of Innocence) 

Kiki Smith

"Lying With the Wolf", 2001

"Untitiled (Moth)" 1993

Creative inspiration for the day: Kiki Smith. She sculpts and makes prints based on topics like anatomy, nature, self-portraits, the body, and female iconography. Her work is haunting and visceral. It is often a metaphor for social issues like the male gaze, feminism, and themes like rebirth and spirituality.

I've recently been making work based on Alice in Wonderland for my college program, and my professor actually suggested I look Kiki Smith up, and I instantly connected with Smith's work. I feel like I'm interested in a lot of the same sort of topics. As a matter of fact, Kiki Smith has actually created a piece about Alice in Wonderland.

Check out Kiki Smith's interactive exhibit here.

The Amazing Spider-Man

I'm not quite sure what the theme of this blog is going to be... maybe random Youtube videos, music or websites that stimulate my creativity?

If so, I'd like to start with this:

I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to this movie. I've had this huge crush on Peter Parker/Spider-Man since the first Spider-Man film came out in 2002 (10 years ago! Oh my.). The first and second film were great, but the third one... well, let's say that I've had to watch it multiple times before it started to grow on me.

I had my reservations with the teaser trailer, but this final trailer looks fantastic.