Inner Child
"Inner Child"
Hey guys, I just wanted to do a quick blog about my latest art piece “inner child”. With this piece I wanted to be inspired by nature. I chose an animal that made me feel energetic, one that was fun and playful like we were before we hit adulthood. I chose this monkey that I had seen at one of the zoo’s, I think it was Paignton zoo actually (don’t quote me on that though haha). He caught my eye as he looked so happy and he seemed to have a lot of energy.
I always fill my art with doodledesigns of nature however I didn’t want to use floral doodles in this piece, not even one. I wanted to fill this animal with unique patterns, ones that made me think of monkeys and had a deeper meaning behind them. For example, I used lightbulbs and screws to shine through and say that monkeys are screwed on and intelligent animals. I also wanted to include ideas of a child’s mind: cars, worms, footballs, shapes, Lego, bubbles and books. I wanted to have ‘inner child’ doodles all over this piece. If you look closely you will see some words and phrases are hidden amongst the pattern. I wanted to say my feelings/ opinion on why we struggle when we get to an adult through my art, but by using words as well as doodles.
I decided to add more of these designs on one of the hands to represent control. The TV like drawings represent how we can be seen as being programmed, the image of SpongeBob pushing down on a brain to further re-enforce this lack of control and I also added the word ‘lies’ in small to symbolise that it can be hard to overlook the bigger picture. I wanted to say that the things we take in from the tv, news and the internet could be brainwashing us. Is this when our inner child (our true selves) starts fading away?
Perhaps if we went to school and were supported in the areas we were good at and learnt to be the best version of ourselves instead of teaching us unnecessary things and making us feel that we are worthless if we don’t fit the criteria they teach, making us feel like we should have it together and know what we’re doing by the age of 16, would we still have that inner child? Would we feel happy? Would we actually like going to school? The fact that the majority of children don’t like going to school and following the same programme of education suggests that maybe it’s the system that is failing and not the children.
I also chose to add DNA like patterns on the arm, as if drifting away from the body and mind. This is to resemble this idea of losing apart of ourselves and not knowing how to think for ourselves without having a set routine. To symbolise societies ideas of emotions I drew smiles on the monkey’s nose as that’s all we are really doing isn’t it, were just putting on a smile for the world.
If you feel lost or like you’re not doing good enough, just pause for a second and remember you’re only human and every single one of us are different in our own way.
Find your strength’s and push to become the best version of yourself.
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Did you know even if you stumble, you’re still moving forward
Your thoughts are so powerful and for me can try to take over who I am. Having a place to pause my thoughts is very important, and the only place I have discovered this to happen is when I am doing my doodle designs. As I already mentioned in my previous blog, when I am doing my doodles my mind is in a calm and relaxed state. Every thought that normally rushes in, is blocked out by my creations.
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How does nature inspire you?
My love for nature began when life got a little too much. The feeling I found when I sat looking out to the sea, couldn’t compare to anything else. The sound of the waves and the atmosphere around me made me feel relaxed and like nothing mattered.
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Famous Artist Abbie Rose Nicholls
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Life, Life, Life.
“YOU CAN’T GO BACK AND CHANGE YOUR BEGINNING, BUT YOU CAN START WHERE YOU ARE AND CHANGE YOUR ENDING”.
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Venice is a place where all your dreams become a reality…
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New York
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Inner Child
Hey guys, I just wanted to do a quick blog about my latest art piece "inner child". With this piece I wanted to be inspired by nature. I chose an animal that made me feel energetic, one that was fun and playful like we were before we hit adulthood. I chose this monkey that I had seen at one of the zoo's, I think it was Paignton zoo actually (don't quote me on that though haha).
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Extinction….
"Did you know how many animals are due to go extinct by 2030? 10 years’ time!" If you didn’t, don’t worry neither did I.
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Human…..
what makes me human is treating the world like it's mine to take care off, but also knowing it's not just a human’s world. what makes me human is knowing that I can only know what I know, but when I know more, I will do more.
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Mystery in the Mermaid…
What is life and what's really going on right now? I created this artwork as like everyone, I had lots of emotions going on when we all got told we were being locked in. So, with this particular art work I wanted to share my emotions through different sections of this piece.
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Artwork Videos
Artwork Design Videos. I wanted to announce our Pause and Pattern YouTube Video platform is Live and where you can see some artowrk demonstrations in progress.
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What would you say to your 10 year old self?
I want to start off this blog by saying I don't regret anything because everything could be so different if you had a different journey with your past. Although there is a difference between regretting and thinking about how you would of done things, because after all, you only know what you know.
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Do you feel like you don’t quite fit?
Do you ever feel like your fading into the background, you don't quite fit or that nothing makes sense? Remember that you ARE on the right path! Someone has set you on this journey. Even if it doesn't feel easy, just say to yourself "this is making me learn something I need, its building myself and it's making me into a stronger being".
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Don’t cancel 2020, just yet…
What has this year meant to you? It's been a beautiful, colourful realisation that us humans can do anything. Working a 9-5 job is old, when you realise you can create a life out of the thing you love.
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Is SOCIAL media becoming more about how many followers and less about community?
Hey guys today I just wanted to talk a little bit about art on social media. For me I have found social media quite a challenging platform for art. They all say not to be perfect with art, but then you’re trying to put it on a platform that’s known to look a certain way to get better engagement and followers. I’ve done courses, read every article on the internet and even tried the made my whole page look the same to be more pleasing to the eye. I left more
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Do you use other artists for inspiration?
I just wanted to write a quick blog on the importance of using other artists artwork for inspiration. I don’t mean copy, I just mean taking the idea or elements from the art piece and creating you own artwork. After all, copying is boring, right?
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What is missing in being human?
I talk a lot about creativity, making art work and splashing paint on a canvas, but i woke up today thinking about this. I think it's important to remember what being a human is all about
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