Favourite 6 on S'leens Creative Challenge.

Creative Challenge was a task given by our lecturer Elinza Zaza Pretorius to complete over 18 days. the challenge was to create anything that was the task for that day, you could draw, paint or even take photographs.
I've chosen the favourite 6 challenges that I must admit I enjoyed the most.

1.INKOSAZANA

(ZULU QUEEN)

I believe I am my own queen

My mind sets my rules

No queen break her boundaries and lowers her standards

Life is lived with all the beautiful things

2.TATTOO ART

Pink is the colour of my blood

The skull lives forever

Together in a flame surrounded by roses

3.FAVOURITE SEEN FROM A MOVIE

Think like a man. Chick flick. Comedy romance and also a reality

4.BEST FRIEND

 

Ignatia Lekhoane. Crazy personality, loving spirit that is a friend indeed.

5.SELFIE

I do not remember taking this selfie but I fell in love with the colour the weather created that day.

6.BLACK AND WHITE

Art by Koketso Letlape. The best birthday gift I’ve ever received in my whole life so far.

Reinventing artist

Steal reinventions.

Nothing was ever original.

1.“All creative work builds on what came before. It is right there in the bible “there is nothing new under the sun.”, (Ecclesiastes 1:9)”

2.“Garbage in, Garbage out. Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things they Love.”

3.“Start copying not plagiarising. Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else’s work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering. It’s like a mechanic taking down the car to see how it works. The human hand is incapable of making a perfect copy.”

4.“Side projects and hobbies are important.”

5.“Write the book you want to read and write what you like.”

6.“Don’t throw any of yourself away. Keep all your passions.”

7.“Be nice. The world is a small town.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My top seven guides to building a creative life.

The author Austin Kleon is an inspiring artist who shows that artists and creative are human too and need to follow certain guidelines in order to survive and be sane.

The influence the book has had on me is to come out of the little shell I always hide myself in, not to doubt my strengths and abilities and to challenge myself and maybe I will realise my unknown passions. Reading the book during assignments in my creative development module has boosted my mind to open up a third eye and see things differently. I learnt new ways to improve my thinking in creativity. I now venture into my hobbies and they are becoming stronger, though I don’t shut down my other passions as life is not as short as it seems. I am permanently deaf and dumb to negativity though my ears are never shut to the man upstairs.

The book is the easiest to read because it goes straight to the point. Pick your favourite top guide lines to creativity… http://austinkleon.com/steal/

When Empathy Meets Creativity

The Ntshulisa Foundation

Founded by Karissa Samuel

 

The foundation affectionately known as TNF is a collaborative effort which officially began in 2011 and grew from the “freelance” volunteer initiatives of the organisations C.E.O Karissa Samuel. The main aim of TNF is to empower the nation through children by promoting civic participation and community involvement. (The Ntshulisa Foundation.2011)

The name “Ntshulisa” means to grow and develop in the language of Xhosa. Which is exactly what the foundation is about, developing the young people and helping them grow knowledge and guiding them to achieve their career dreams by assisting them with the educational tuition fees.

 

 

 

I have always had a soft spot for organisations that help the youth of our country as I aim to also begin a foundation for young girls in the country starting with the townships. Through creativity good communication can be created to top companies to sponsor, creativity is not only to play with a paint brush but to also think aloud that one crazy idea that can change the lives of the youth even in the whole continent of Africa.

 

Starting with one poem that will motivate different thinking and even some pocket digging :

The “Green” Envelope

Green is the colour of trees

Green was never created to be final

It is the colour of the sky inked with the yellow sun

Sounds like the creation that was intentional

Be green to a child in need today

Check under your chair and maybe on your way to the bank.

Sponsor the future generation of the Ntshulisa Foundation.

By Shirleen Mkwebane

Inspired by my project 3 and 4, a presentation about The Ntshulisa Foundation. Let us not forget others in the process of growing up and making that paper.

 

 

 



MAYA is an ANGEL thOUgh

My All Time Inspiration.


As I've been growing up the one hobby that was therapeutic and entertaining it seemed as if I was living in another time zone in another planet that all my words turned into fantasies, writing.

I created poems to express my anger, sadness, happiness and excitement. I wasn't a google fan so searching for poetry was not my favourite thing. As I was growing up I took my writing to another level and saw myself performing on stages and platforms, speaking a language of art that awakened feelings and emotions to think in an empathetic way.

I have one lady to thank in absentia and that is a powerful woman who took the words in her head and turned it to logical creativity, Maya Angelou.

 

Born in on the 4th of April 1928 in St.Louis, Missouri in the United States of America Maya was a poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress and professor. nothing hindered her creativity and how she chose to express it. Her most notable work is her book Ï know why the Caged Bird Sings" which created world recognition. My favourite poem that she wrote was "Men," it was the first poem that inspired me to have a different perception on poetry, and with that inspiration I wrote the "Girl Alive" poem.

 

 

 

Normal is not part of Maya's vocab, as I erase it in the dictionary in my brain I think and steal like an artist, creating my own language and expressing my talents just like how Maya had no limits to who she wanted to become.