Sunday 17 August 2014

Great adventures with little terrariums!

And I'm off into another adventure called GTS or Global Talent Search by Lilla Rogers. GTS originated last year along with Lilla's fabulous MATS (make art that sells) courses and it was a thrill to watch it, it was like Oscars but in the category of ART :) To be honest I never even dreamt that a year from then I will participate in it, but the path this year took me to MATS Bootcamp 1st and then I jumped into GTS as if the ride never stopped. I've been eagerly waiting for the 1st GTS assignment that landed in our email boxes on August 5th! And then I read the title- 'Little terrariums' and then WALL ART! What?! 'Oh, no!'- was my 1st thought...you see when you lack experience in a certain field it's easy to get frightened, 'cos the step into the unknown is always a bit scary...it's about trust and faith-trusting yourself that as an artist it doesn't matter what market you're creating for, you are good at creating and you can do it. And having faith that if you allow yourself to let go of fear you will find yourself in a natural flow of creativity. Letting go of fear and embracing the adventure releases joy into the creative part and joy mixed with faith moves mountains!

So I started to change my way of thinking and thought of possibilities I have with the theme...and then I thought to myself-'what if there were no boundaries, if it's the land of magic where all is allowed and there are no rules...what if I place into something so small as a terrarium something that is very much the opposite and could never fit in there if in a 'real' world, what if...' Cos when I was browsing thru all of the little terrariums on Pinterest they all looked so magical to me...like a whole another little world on it's own...and the idea was born along with the lines from a quote of one of my favourite writers E.A. Poe. I cannot reveal just yet those things cos I would reveal everything then but I will write a proper post on my GTS piece as soon as the gallery is unveiled. My aim from the beggining was kid's wall art cos that's where my strenght resides :) And I have chosen a very bright colourful palette to accompany my concept. I have battled with the lettering placement for 2 days however cos for some reason it didn't work as well as on my sketch...the lettering design itself I was pleased with tho. I managed to find a solution which I realise is not perfect but it's not the worst one either, and it'll be a great lesson for the future :)

Since we were asked to post our work only after the gallery is revealed I cannot post my piece here now but I will treat you with a little plant that didn't make the cut but I love it just as well :) it will find it's place in one of my future projects I'm sure...it's a little Orchid and I feel responsible for her just as Little Prince was responsible for his rose, cos in the words of Antoine de Saint Exupery-“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” 

xoxo 
Ant


Antoana Oreski ©2014

12 comments:

  1. YAY Antoana!! Lovely post...I simply cannot wait to see your gorgeous piece..from the sound of it, you were inspired and it has translated. I can feel the magic and I can't wait! I know kiddos and adults alike will love it. Wishing you ALL THE BEST in the GTS! Woot woot!

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  2. what a lovely post, and a lovely orchid! i'm excited to see your piece and to look at the gallery [sure to be awesome]. i'm putting some final touches on mine then will hit submit.
    ..so much fun to participate in this...

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  3. Thanks for sharing your experience Antoana! Your works are becoming more beautiful everyday

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  4. Ooh, can't wait to see your piece. Sounds amazing.

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  5. Antoana, it´s lovely to read about your GTS journey and I can´t wait to see the gallery, expecially your version of a "Little terrarium". Good luck!!!
    xo Petra

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  6. Thank you all for taking your time to stop by and read my post...I'm not great at writing I know but I wanted to share what was going on in my silly little head from the moment I saw the brief till the very end...it's not glamurous at all :) Lol I guess we all battle our own fights :) I cannot wait to see all of your gorgeous work in the gallery as well and to see each individual appoach and interpretation! All the best to all of you! xox

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  7. Beautiful post about your GTS Experience! Your little terrarium piece sounds lovely - looking forward to seeing it.

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    1. Thank you Di, and thank you for stopping by! :)

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  8. Can't wait to see your completed piece, Antoana! I'm sure it is amazing as always!. :)

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    1. Thanx Melissa! Have you entered gts? I don't know if you already have an agent so pls forgive my ignorance! If yes, looking 4ward to seeing yours, you always inspire me! xox

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  9. Antoana, LOVE your little orchid - LOVE the colors, LOVE your style and it makes me wanna see your finished pieces NOW :)
    Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Aw, thanky you so much Susanne! It'll be great to see the gallery with all the entries...you are so kind! thanks for stopping by my blog as well, means a lot! xox

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