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Summary

Jill from Artistic Voyages introduces Celeste Wilson as the new editor for "Share Your Creativity," a publication dedicated to visual creativity, and announces the September Monthly Challenge themed "Black and White."

Abstract

The "Share Your Creativity" publication, established in May 2022, aims to showcase the diverse visual creativity of writers beyond their written work. Jill, the founder, has reinvigorated the publication after a period of hiatus, bringing on Celeste Wilson as a new editor to help manage monthly challenges and content. Celeste, a prolific contributor with a penchant for unique artwork, has inspired the theme for the September Monthly Challenge: "Black and White." This challenge invites participants to explore visual interpretations using these two colors, with an emphasis on creativity and artistic expression. The publication also provides guidelines for submissions, encouraging a supportive and inspiring community for artists and creators.

Opinions

  • Jill believes that everyone possesses a unique style of creativity, whether in hair, makeup, home decoration, or office styling.
  • She acknowledges the difficulty of managing multiple publications and admits to experiencing burnout, which led to a temporary pause in the publication's activities.
  • Jill expresses admiration for Celeste Wilson's experimental nature and her ability to create unique artwork from "little scraps of many things."
  • The publication emphasizes the importance of visual creativity over written content, with a preference for art-related submissions over poetry or writing.
  • Jill values the inspirational aspect of the publication and aims to maintain a positive and encouraging environment for creators.
  • The guidelines for the monthly challenge and submissions reflect a desire to foster a community that is respectful, constructive, and free from negative content or advertisements.
  • Jill highlights the similarity in artistic style between her work and Celeste's, which influenced the decision for the "Black and White" theme.
  • The publication welcomes a wide range of visual art forms and mediums, encouraging artists to experiment and have fun with their creativity.
  • Jill is optimistic about the future of "Share Your Creativity," anticipating renewed growth and excitement with the addition of Celeste as an editor and the launch of the September challenge.

Share Your Creativity — A September Monthly Challenge and A New Editor

Welcome Celeste Wilson!

A hint for our new September challenge! Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

Share Your Creativity was born back in May 2022. I wanted to create a publication where writers could share other aspects of their creativity beyond their writing. I am a firm believer that we are all visually creative in one way or the other. Some people are creative with how they do their hair or put on make-up. Others are creative in how they decorate their houses or style their offices.

No matter who you are, you have a style and your personal creativity is what gives you your unique look and voice in the world.

Last year I was quite active in the publication and regularly posted monthly challenges and wrap-ups of articles that were submitted. However, one thing led to the other and I found myself falling behind. It wasn’t only with this publication, it was also with another one that I run and own called Sharing Food. I’m not too proud to admit that it was too much at once and over time, I became burnt out with it all.

However, I have recently found myself inspired again and I want to put this renewed energy to good use. Therefore, I am re-instating the monthly challenge, and have decided to bring a new editor on board to help me get things amped up and organized around here.

So, without further ado, I want to give Celeste Wilson a hearty welcome as my new editor! Celeste has, by far, been the largest contributor to the publication with her myriad of articles. I love her experimental nature and the way in which she uses little scraps of many things to make some very unique artwork. She isn’t scared of trying new things and I think that is what drew me to love her stories. Plus, the more I see her work, the more I realize we truly are cut from a very similar cloth.

Here are a few examples of Celeste’s work that has been published in Share Your Creativity:

Just recently I wrote an article about Using White Ink on Black Paper. Celeste almost immediately saw it and wanted to contribute her own to the publication, which she did. Well, she didn’t exactly use white ink, but she used silver. It still had a similar effect to my experimentation.

You can see clearly that we certainly have a very similar style to our drawings.

It was because of these two articles that we have decided to name the September Monthly Challenge simply Black and White.

This art prompt is open to any visual interpretation of these two colors but please use them both.

Abstract Black and White. Photo by FÍA YANG on Unsplash

Some guidelines to follow for your writing and art:

  1. No submitting profanity, nudity, or hate imagery of any kind.
  2. I realize that writing and poetry is creative, but there are lots of different publications for those. I would like to keep this strictly for visual creativity. I also only accept photographs that have been visually altered in an artistic way.
  3. You can put a link in your post to a website for purchasing your item (if relevant) but I don’t want your whole article to be a personal advertisement. Use your own discretion.
  4. Please consider that this publication aims to inspire people to get creative. So let’s keep it light and upbeat. No articles about ‘starving artists’ or other bad mojo, please:)
  5. Be nice to people’s posts. If you don’t have constructive criticism or something nice to say, don’t comment! We are here to encourage and uplift! Thank you!
  6. Tag your post with relevant tags like ‘creative’, ‘creativity’, ‘art’, ‘inspire’, ‘get creative’. And use ones to describe your medium such as ‘cake decorating’, ‘weaving’, ‘pottery’, ‘dancing’, etc. Also, please use the tag ‘monthly challenge’ for your prompt responses.
  7. Medium rules rule! Please put an appropriate title and an optional subtitle, and keep them relevant to your article.
  8. Please include at least one photo of your creation.
  9. Have fun and get creative!

This prompt is open to any sort of visual art, however, as stated above, I require that photography has been altered digitally, or otherwise, to create a unique look.

Use pens, paints, pastels, watercolors, charcoal, fabric…….anything!

Thank you for sticking around and for considering adding your creativity to the publication! Celeste and I truly look forward to reading and seeing your submissions to the monthly challenge in September and I look forward to renewed growth and excitement to come!

To become a writer for Share Your Creativity, please reply with your handle to this article:

Tagging all writers of Share Your Creativity:

B A Little - The Caffeinated Writer | ChrisCrutch | Inna Orjola | D'Ana Joi | Penny Goblin | Andy Anderson | Aarti Tailor | Akemi Sagawa | Alba Tay | Ali | Jess C. | Amy Lynn Hess | Anandhi Palaniappan | Anne Bonfert | Arya Anthony Kamyab | V. Bray | Carmellita | Riotous Fancies | Chris Raymond | DeAndre’ Berry | Cristina Cattai | Celeste Wilson | Delia Pena-Gay | Derek Reinhard | Dhallia | Divya Goswami | Deepti Kannapan | Erika Burkhalter | Ana Josovic | Felicity Love ❤ | Ghulam Mustafa Shoaib | Isteb Grah | Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms) | Jason Edmunds | Jodi Monroe | JoAnn Ryan | John Suder | Karen Wettstein | Katy Lin | KP_the_writer | Kyle Bernier | Luciano Latouche | LuluParadise | Richard Mann | Michela Griffith | Mike | Mona Lazar | Renee Daniel | Lorraine J. | Esther Olive | Purvee Chauhan | Rebecca Andrews | Rui Alves | Samuel Oba | Sahil Patel | Taimen | Tarrancaldwell | Taylor Stark | Timothy J. Sullivan | Tracey Shea | Trista Signe Ainsworth | K. Barrett | Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles | Mary Ingram | Yilkal Yenealem

Happy creating!

Hi there, I am Jill from Artistic Voyages. My partner and I are full-time artists who now find ourselves back in Canada. We paint murals both commercially and in exchange for our accommodation, plus make digital artwork for selling online. Click follow to receive all of my writing and sign up here to get my articles to your email inbox.

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