I just had a look at this video on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ietQhr4J7qE&index=794&list=WL
It is an urban explorer who go into an abandonned soap factory. I like the video. It is just sad that the soap factory was so empty. It is a very old soap factory and it was pretty much bare when the cameraman visited the place. It been abandonned since a long time and it show. No material for soap making. If there wasn't any mention in the title, I wouldn't have guessed it was a soap making factory. It is really empty there.
It made me wonder. What a more recent abandonned soap making factory would look like? I would also like to compare that with an actual soap making factory. I am curious about ordinary soap being made. I saw some excerpt of Marseille soap being made. They are stamped. Otherwise, I am curious on how manufactured soap are made. It is sure they are doing it in large quantity. I know how small scale soap making is made, I have made a few batches (I am a beginner, btw). I also made a lot of melt and pour soap. Would like to see how it is made for the masses. I don't know if it had been made.
New search for me to do. I think I will start a list of research to do. Would be more out of curiosity. I doubt it would be useful for other creative projects. It would be more a fun trivia to impart to others.
Monday, 23 February 2015
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Busy times
The next few weeks will be a bit more busy than usual. I have a few things that had been added up in my schedule. It won't be as hectic as last week. It is just a new routine for the next few weeks. Blogging won't change. It just mean that I will have less time to sit down and create. It is a bit of a shame. Right now, I would have the right mindset for some inspired writing. I don't know if I will be able to do some here and there, in small chunk. I will have to try that. Of course, I will bring with me some pen and notepad. It is always good to bring them while out of home. Inspiration can be triggered easily sometimes.
It sadden me a bit to be that busy. I am in one period of my life where I need some time to sit down and create. Not just writing. To do various projects. Not just to escape. I need to think while doing a piece of jewelry, for example. I need to focus my concentration on one thing at a time. Next autumn will also be big. I may have to change a few things. I will have to think for a few options for this fall. I am in a period of many uncertainties. Maybe I will need to takes some drastic decision, even if I had been advised otherwise.
I don't like the situation I am in. I have to see where are my options, what I can do, plan a and plan b. It is where creation comes in. I need to connect with something tangible and concrete. To be hands on. With the schedule of the next few weeks, I will not be able to do as much as I need to restore a balance. I am pretty much on the go. There will be some days where I will be too tired to do anything else. It will be going around and going to various places. I can't do much or what I like when going out of home. I will have to be creative if I want to get things done. I will probably have to do some sketches of jewelry pieces, for example or taking notes for stories. I won't be able to do peyote stitches, that for sure. I already have to be vigilent with beads while at home. I don't want to loose any beads while out of my place.
I still lucky to have good parts of evening free. It is where I have the biggest chunk of time to be creative. It is hard for me to do anything during the day. This automn will be trickier because I will have even less time on the evening, if plan a works. Being a creative person is not always easy. It is not fun to have to resort to a schedule for creation. It kind of kill the sudden inspiration. It also push me on the impression to go on a more professional side. I am not really ready for becoming a professional artist. There are a lot of things I have to decide before making the jump to the professional side of creation.
It sadden me a bit to be that busy. I am in one period of my life where I need some time to sit down and create. Not just writing. To do various projects. Not just to escape. I need to think while doing a piece of jewelry, for example. I need to focus my concentration on one thing at a time. Next autumn will also be big. I may have to change a few things. I will have to think for a few options for this fall. I am in a period of many uncertainties. Maybe I will need to takes some drastic decision, even if I had been advised otherwise.
I don't like the situation I am in. I have to see where are my options, what I can do, plan a and plan b. It is where creation comes in. I need to connect with something tangible and concrete. To be hands on. With the schedule of the next few weeks, I will not be able to do as much as I need to restore a balance. I am pretty much on the go. There will be some days where I will be too tired to do anything else. It will be going around and going to various places. I can't do much or what I like when going out of home. I will have to be creative if I want to get things done. I will probably have to do some sketches of jewelry pieces, for example or taking notes for stories. I won't be able to do peyote stitches, that for sure. I already have to be vigilent with beads while at home. I don't want to loose any beads while out of my place.
I still lucky to have good parts of evening free. It is where I have the biggest chunk of time to be creative. It is hard for me to do anything during the day. This automn will be trickier because I will have even less time on the evening, if plan a works. Being a creative person is not always easy. It is not fun to have to resort to a schedule for creation. It kind of kill the sudden inspiration. It also push me on the impression to go on a more professional side. I am not really ready for becoming a professional artist. There are a lot of things I have to decide before making the jump to the professional side of creation.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Meaning in creativity
Lately, I fallen again for Peter Gabriel's music. Digging in the dirt had a big impact on me.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0C3DHp36zc It is one of his best with a few others like Sledgehammer and Steam. I must say that his music had well aged. We can't say that for every music artist. Now, that kind of artists is becoming rare, I think. They have created pieces that hare deep.
This is what I want to do. Create something that have a strong meaning. Not be just superficial. Superficiality is the taste du jour. The themes I have explored are a bit unusual. It is where I want to go. Anyway, in this modern age, area to be explore are exploding. Meaning, it is the most important.
I also feel that Hollywood is really becoming a bit in lack. They seems out of breath. They recycling old movies into new remake. They don't seems wanting to explore new ideas or go for bold ideas. I know I don't want to fall into this rut. When it comes to creating, I know what I want. It is a good thing. I know where I want to go. I do develop many ideas on instinct but I have discovered there are themes and meanings. It have a deepness to it or I can insuflate some into it without any problems.
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0C3DHp36zc It is one of his best with a few others like Sledgehammer and Steam. I must say that his music had well aged. We can't say that for every music artist. Now, that kind of artists is becoming rare, I think. They have created pieces that hare deep.
This is what I want to do. Create something that have a strong meaning. Not be just superficial. Superficiality is the taste du jour. The themes I have explored are a bit unusual. It is where I want to go. Anyway, in this modern age, area to be explore are exploding. Meaning, it is the most important.
I also feel that Hollywood is really becoming a bit in lack. They seems out of breath. They recycling old movies into new remake. They don't seems wanting to explore new ideas or go for bold ideas. I know I don't want to fall into this rut. When it comes to creating, I know what I want. It is a good thing. I know where I want to go. I do develop many ideas on instinct but I have discovered there are themes and meanings. It have a deepness to it or I can insuflate some into it without any problems.
Monday, 16 February 2015
Real life can be a mess sometimes...
Real life is not fun sometimes. It can mess with myself, especially if it is at the last minute. Now, I feel out of balance and upside down because of it. Now, I am returning to a more normal mode but still, I still in an adjustment period. Life is a constant change but sometimes, it feel like a bully that pushed things around all of a sudden.
It had even upsettled my creativity a bit. Last week, I was unable to sit down and put ideas to reality. I wasn't even able to brainstorm. Too busy to open the channel where inspiration usually flow. I was doing some appointment and going around, not able to properly create. It was not a perfect week. I was not my normal self. I didn't felt good, things were not right.
Still busy this week but a new routine for the next few weeks is setting out. So, I hope to have some times to go into needed creativity. Already, writing a bit help me feel better. Maybe I should have a plan B for when unexpected even comes in. I didn't felt well last week because of that. It is a bit upsetting. Now, I know I have to do something about this kind of situation.
It had even upsettled my creativity a bit. Last week, I was unable to sit down and put ideas to reality. I wasn't even able to brainstorm. Too busy to open the channel where inspiration usually flow. I was doing some appointment and going around, not able to properly create. It was not a perfect week. I was not my normal self. I didn't felt good, things were not right.
Still busy this week but a new routine for the next few weeks is setting out. So, I hope to have some times to go into needed creativity. Already, writing a bit help me feel better. Maybe I should have a plan B for when unexpected even comes in. I didn't felt well last week because of that. It is a bit upsetting. Now, I know I have to do something about this kind of situation.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Finding/Not finding.
Life can be strange. I have stumbled on an article on fizzy toilet bombs (http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/bathbody/ss/How-to-Make-Fizzy-Toilet-Bombs.htm?nl=1)
It is how to clean the toilet with a twist. I never saw anything like that before. I haven't tried that yet, so I don't know if it is effective. I am curious, nonetheless. So, I may end up trying it eventually. I do like when something is used out of context for another purpose. I was happy to see this article. It was a nice surprise. It is nice finding little tibits of information.
On other hand, not finding what I am searching for is quite frustrating. I found a text on Eleonore von Scharzenberg. She was a noblewoman. Here a bit more information about her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_von_Schwarzenberg. I know it is wikipedia but it was pretty much all I could find with a quick search. I have seen the documentary on the Smithsonian channel. The sad thing is it is barely mentionned in the wikipedia page. I would like to confirm what the documentary on the Smithsonian channel advance in their theory. They think she is a suspected vampire. I look on amazon to see if there was any book on her. I was thinking that if she had link with vampirism, someone would have written about it. I ended with an empty search. Quite surprising. She was a noblewoman and a suspected vampire. I wonder if she was not overshadowed by Elisabeth Bathory (http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer1.htm).
I am not defeated yet. I am just vexed. I feel I should find faster and easier than other people. I have learned the techniques of searching for information. I think I need a strategy and find the information I need in the right places...
It is how to clean the toilet with a twist. I never saw anything like that before. I haven't tried that yet, so I don't know if it is effective. I am curious, nonetheless. So, I may end up trying it eventually. I do like when something is used out of context for another purpose. I was happy to see this article. It was a nice surprise. It is nice finding little tibits of information.
On other hand, not finding what I am searching for is quite frustrating. I found a text on Eleonore von Scharzenberg. She was a noblewoman. Here a bit more information about her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_von_Schwarzenberg. I know it is wikipedia but it was pretty much all I could find with a quick search. I have seen the documentary on the Smithsonian channel. The sad thing is it is barely mentionned in the wikipedia page. I would like to confirm what the documentary on the Smithsonian channel advance in their theory. They think she is a suspected vampire. I look on amazon to see if there was any book on her. I was thinking that if she had link with vampirism, someone would have written about it. I ended with an empty search. Quite surprising. She was a noblewoman and a suspected vampire. I wonder if she was not overshadowed by Elisabeth Bathory (http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer1.htm).
I am not defeated yet. I am just vexed. I feel I should find faster and easier than other people. I have learned the techniques of searching for information. I think I need a strategy and find the information I need in the right places...
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Always fun to find new craft videos
I found this craft video on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JU9AmKW71E&list=WL&index=266 It look a bit of a child project for adult. I like the result and the way to do it is a no brainer. I don't know why I haven't thought of it myself. The simplest crafting project are the ones that have great results.
I also seen some videos on how to makes paper beads. I don't include them here because each person seems to have it's way of doing those paper beads. I also found the video above mentioned with the search for paper beads anyway. The project qualifie for a paper bead because it is with cardboard and printed letters.
It gives me some ideas of my own...
I also seen some videos on how to makes paper beads. I don't include them here because each person seems to have it's way of doing those paper beads. I also found the video above mentioned with the search for paper beads anyway. The project qualifie for a paper bead because it is with cardboard and printed letters.
It gives me some ideas of my own...
Monday, 2 February 2015
Giving a new life to unused items.
I am still doing the cleaning in my stuff. I don't remember how I had stumble upon that side but I returned to the freecycle.org site (www.freecycle.org). It is a interesting place. I do have a few items that I don't want to throw to recycling and that I know it will be useful to other. It is where freecycle.org comes in. It is a site where I had put some items I don't need. There are people who need some items. So, the site is where people who have "offer" and those who have "need/want" can meet.
I have giving some items in the past and I was happy to found people interested in what I have offered. So, it was time for me to return there and makes some offer to the group in my area. Freecycle is a site with groups in it. I know that the group I am in is the town I live in. Practical for face-to-face contact to exchange items.
I hope some people will need what I am offering. It is not the case with charities' bins. Those operating those charities' bins can do what they want with the donated content. I know there had been some things at tv on those charities' bins. Because of that, I became more cautious with these. So, finding the freecycling website was a good thing...
I have giving some items in the past and I was happy to found people interested in what I have offered. So, it was time for me to return there and makes some offer to the group in my area. Freecycle is a site with groups in it. I know that the group I am in is the town I live in. Practical for face-to-face contact to exchange items.
I hope some people will need what I am offering. It is not the case with charities' bins. Those operating those charities' bins can do what they want with the donated content. I know there had been some things at tv on those charities' bins. Because of that, I became more cautious with these. So, finding the freecycling website was a good thing...
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