Genre: Archive

One of my favorite things about starting a new piece of art is the mood board that I make to capture color palette and some elements for layering. This has been a part of my practice for years. In a way it’s one of the most meditative steps in the process, and I often have several mood boards going at one time…. Read More

Writing Post Election by Chelsea Catherine Blog 2: 11/12/2020   Most of 2016 is a blur to me. At the time, I was living in the Lower Keys, working full-time… Read More

MOTION CAPTURE  AND VIRTUAL PRODUCTION TESTING BLOG #2 NOVEMBER 15TH 2020 BY GABRIELLA KROUSANIOTAKIS This week I worked with motion graphics, motion capture data and tested out a virtual production… Read More

  NOVEMBER 6TH, 2020 (Left: Process of painting Breathe Me, 2017)   My work has always been expressive, reflective, laborious, challenging, and personal. As a teenager, creating was how I… Read More

THE POLITICS OF ART Blog #1  November 6, 2020 BY JOHN GASCOT Hi there. It has been quite the week, hasn’t it? Welcome to my Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist blog…. Read More

Introduction November 6, 2020 by Yuly Restrepo Hello everyone, My name is Yuly Restrepo Garcés, and I’m a fiction writer. I was born in Medellín, Colombia, and came to the… Read More

Hi, my name is Nick Davis of NDArtLife and I am a Digital Artist from and currently in Saint Petersburg, Florida. As a child I always loved to draw; the… Read More

Writing Through Life 11/5/2020 By Sara Ries Dziekonski   The first poems I wrote were song lyrics. I was in middle school, and I wanted to be a singer in… Read More

I left every day feeling like someone had seen a part of me and understood it, even if it was just through our love of books and stories. At the end of the class, she even presented me with a gift, a poem called, “The Last Honors English Student.” I would be the last person she ever taught…. Read More

A major reason that I applied to Creative Pinellas’ Emerging Artist Grant is their mentorship program. There are so few opportunities for mentorship in the arts and it is so valuable. Mentorship falls into one of these categories I so oft have heard mentioned in How to Build a Career in the Arts. Here’s the secret they never taught me in acting school: you need deep and trusting relationships with peers and mentors to build your network and by virtue, your work…. Read More