At some time in our lives entrepreneur ideas goes thru our mind some people react on the idea of starting a business that made since in their head and other’s just keep the idea in their heads. I decided to react on an idea that went thru my head. The picture that you see on the introduction page is my son John Crouch, who is in the United States Army? While John was in Morocco, Africa one of his battle buddies took a picture on him kneeling down praying before dawn and holding his firearm in his hand. Military are trained, never to leave there weapon behind no matter what they are doing.
As a child, John was always being found drawing and known as an adult he is still drawing. This picture has gone from his friend taken the picture on his cell phone, to texting the picture to John’s phone, John putting that picture on a canvas, brought the picture home to show me, I kept it and asked John if he wanted me to do an art exhibit on all of his painting. As a true artist, he said “no”, but as a parent I had to come up with an idea that people in the world can see my son talent as an artist.
That is when it hit me, I can put his drawings on T-shirts, I called my T-shirt Business Mercy by Tricey Crouch. Mercy by Tricey Crouch, is a sole proprietorship, that is ran by me, it will focus on religion, military, and people who are doing wrong in the world along with wanting to come back to Christ. My team will consist of John’s the creative director over the military drawings,
There were dozens of second cousins running and playing in the backyard having the time of our lives, while the first cousins and aunts and uncles caught up with each other under the shade of the two giant elms, I would routinely duck into the house to see what Uncle Charlie had been working on. He would often find me looking at his art that hung in the hall and living room and he would so articulately tell me about each of the works. Charlie was so eloquent in sharing with his visions and methods with me that he soon became my mentor in all things spiritual and artistic. I so enjoyed being around him at a young age and looked forward to seeing one painting after another. Charlie was always so caring in the way he would explained what his thoughts were about the subject and how he the painter sees regarding the light and tonality of the work. Charlie spoke of experiments with painting techniques. He spoke of weaving strokes of color tones in creating subtle overall image of the subject. I recall a painting of a young boy who appeared to be singing a popular song of the time. “Red Roses” trying to capture the essence of sound in the portrait. We listened to the song and gazed at the portrait. Yes, it worked to my young
Throughout my early teen years, I was exposed to different mediums of art and discovered that I could express myself through more channels than just paper. Although Barry found comfort in her 11 x 17 newsprint and some paint, I was able to focus my energy on making music and taking photographs. Without my art teachers, I wouldn’t have the expressive outlet I do today. My childhood was not filled with unhappiness as Lynda Barry’s was, but from both backgrounds, we found a warmth from the exposure of art that the educational system gave to us.
I craft my pizzas into customer requested shapes, some of the most popular being whales and elephants, with remnant dough that has been cut to form the shape being formed into pizza-oozing dough-balls. I have sold custom pizza clothing as well, handmaking self designed shirts and hats. I have managed to ensure the creation and delivery of 76 pizzas (and counting), and have donated significantly to my local food bank, the caring cupboard. I have given pizza to this food bank in addition to contributing with monetary donations. I have designed my own website, and the social media accounts for my business are: Twitter- @BrockOvenPizza and Instagram- @Brock_Oven_Pizza. They can be explored for more information regarding my business journey. I started this journey almost entirely alone and had to overcome numerous obstacles on my path toward success that included meeting deadlines, acquiring a customer base, advertising, and securing a pizza delivery from the initial sale to the kneading of the dough and to the delivery. Through my time pursuing my pizza passion, I have learned greatly of skills associated with time management, risk, entrepreneurship, fulfillment, and have gotten to explore my creativity and
His high aptitude for drawing manifested itself early, around the age of 10, when he became his father’s pupil.is father was an aspiring artist that redirected his focus to his son’s career when he noticed his talent. From a very young age he was able to portray a life model on paper with the highest resemblance. The lucky to be born into creative environment (the father of the brightest personality in the 20th century painting
He often complained about Colin not doing work around the house. He said to Mother, “‘Ever since you started talking up Colin’s art, I’ve had an invalid for help around the place’” (Annixter 683). Father didn’t appreciate Colin’s art and thought of it as a pox, or a disease. It didn’t help that Colin always found a way to get out of doing his chores. But eventually, Father supported Colin. “And later, when the time came for Colin to go to art school, it was Father who was his solid backer” (689). After Colin drew a portrayal of Bandit in the woods, Father supported him and never criticized him again. Thus, Father accepts Colin’s art and strengthened their
Margaretha taught her son well enough to enroll him in the state school for the deaf and dump. Andrew accelerated in school. He was known to be a bright, strong and ready student. Andrew's skills in carpentry were second-to-none. He made Knick knacks for the house and wooden bats for play for himself and brothers. He could have a easily been a carpenter, a cabinet maker, or framed houses for a living. At13 Andrew took up artistry of colored sand bottle sculptures. In the beginning his sculptures were simply as well as the motifs in design mainly diamond shapes. Shortly before adulthood Andrew mastered craft. His acclamation came at 17 for his colored sand bottle art in the local paper. All media is not about bad politics a disable teenage having ever reason to give up not only lives his dream but flourishes. The artist Andrew Clemons has the rest of his life to do what he loves and apparently pleased
It was my freshman year of high school when I took Drawing A; I quickly learned that I had a skill that I had previously ignored and began embracing it. Sophomore year, though, was when I truly started using my art. It was during this year that I received a 4 on my AP-Studio Art portfolio, and won four awards at Scholastic Art and Writing in photography. Art gave me a feeling of accomplishment that I didn’t usually get in the rest of my academics, so I always tried my
However, our trip did not last countless hours as I looked over 30 paintings in about twenty five minutes. This was not due to my lack of interest, but more to my novice mindset towards art. Art is similar to most skill activities in that people that are active in said activity can better understand and articulate the small actions that lead to a great piece of art, a great football play, or a great movie. I am embarrassed to say that I did not pay close enough attention to the intricacies of my dad's art, but I accepted to write these articles in hopes I could learn more about my dad's favorite past time.
The pencil liberates my stresses and sorrows. Bare and unimpeded, my mind is able to isolate itself from anything that was happening in my life. At my art table, which is merely an escape from reality, my curiosity is able to wander. Within this room, five blank canvas's look in on me as I become a mold of my imagination. A step inside my world develops into a sea of color and exploration. The vibrancy of the walls resonates throughout. Over the years, my room has served as my oasis. It’s my escape from monotonous and mundane routines. It’s my exploration of another side of me. I observe such works of art almost as much as I create. Taking notice of my classmates’ innovations and inspired by their creativity, my paintbrush begins to alleviate stress. I strive to produce pieces others will appreciate, but often find myself to be the true admirer. My pride, in this world, is driven simply by my own curiosity to express myself. I credit this side of me as the “passion” that supplements my insane drive for success. This passion has sparked critical thinking in me as well as how I see failure. Life is a blank canvas and you can truly draw whatever you want, and if you fail, you start over and don’t make that same mistake again! Hard work takes ideas quite far, but true success is derived from ingenuity and the generation of
During my time as volunteer at Somerset Dade Academy, I was able to work closely with the elementary and middle school teacher. During each visit, I was able to follow Ms. Lee’s daily routine. In the morning, we had 30 minutes to plan and get her cart ready with supplies she needed for the day. Also, we would both create various model artworks to inspire her students to create something more original and imaginative. She wheeled her cart through certain elementary classes depending on her schedule. Depending on the grade level she was assign to that day, we were able to teach her students the fundamental concepts of arts and major art movements, all in 30 minutes. Every three weeks, she would focus on a concept, artist, or art movement. Additionally, she would assign vocabulary words, which her students would copy and also had access to them online on Quizlet. At the end, she would administer a summative test on everything they learned for the past three weeks. On the other hand, Ms. Lee’s middle school classes were different, more one-on-one, and it was a one-hour period. Her students were able to recreate impressionist and expressionist artworks, such as Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh Starry Night and The Bedroom on wall-sized canvases.
I have had a passion for art since childhood. Over the past three years i have sought to use this enthusiasm to good effect. I focused on discovering new talent and learning about the process of creation and also the curating of exhibitions. This lead to me creating a pop up exhibition for students at Central Saint Martins in a vacant space on the Portland estate in
Growing up with a mother addicted to heroin and a dad he didn't know, things for Jarrett Krosoczka seemed hopeless. This is until his grandparents adopted him when he was three. They cared for him, supported him and helped him through school. Since he was young Jarrett had a passion for art and writing. This passion exploded into what it was when a famous children's author came to his elementary school. Jarret knew this is what he wanted to do with his life. It was his dream. This dream almost came to an end when the art program at his school slowly came to an end. Yet Jarrett’s grandparents found a way for Jarrett to following his dream. Jarrett started at a private school and took art class at a local museum. The private school had teachers that connected with Jarret. He was even convinced by his English teacher to do things for the newspaper and for the next three years he drew little pictures and wrote comics. His teachers told him to forget everything he learned so he would have his own style.
Throughout human history people used to capture the reality of their time, express their feelings and share their impressions by copying both literally or figurative the mundane. The so-called artists have had different impacts in society all along the centuries. Only a few are currently taught in school, although the reverberation of their work is still impregnated in XXI Century. Nowadays, the term ‘artist’ can be used in reference of painters, sculptors, writers, singers, choreographers and other professions whose production are considered valuable culturally speaking. One of the main problems is that their work produce such a magnificent impact on the audience the artist is set aside and usually forgotten as a person, so they feel their rights to be violated.
As a learning artist, I always search for others who share the idea that art is more than what lies on a picture plane. One artist, in particular, has drawn my attention since I was young and he is a self-taught artist named Guy Dennings. While taking the hearts of thousands of others with his various media that range from pastel on newsprint to Conte crayon on paper; he has also captured my imagination with these emotional creations.
With the utilization of visual and performing arts, students can begin to enhance their personal growth. By producing original works, enjoying the time spent on the piece of art, and having a sense of pride in one’s accomplishments, an art student will experience an increase in self-esteem and confidence (Importance). A child who receives praise for their art work from parents and teachers will most likely be more positive in their artistic abilities. For example, when a child brings a painting home to his parents and his parents react with smiles, cheers and display the picture on the refrigerator, the student will in turn feel very proud of his accomplishments. This newly found self-esteem and confidence often expands into other subjects at school to the overall benefit of the individual. Participating in art is also a way for students to