What?s In Your Toolbox: Lorraine Nam
Creating a better reality is a goal that many people have in common this new
What?s in your toolbox"
The tools I use every day consist of steel rulers in 12″and 18″ lengths, a T-square, a cutting mat, an X-ACTO knife, and Sobo glue, but because I’m a hoarder I keep a lot of different tools in my reach like a marbling kit and gold leaf. You never know when an idea will strike and you’ll need that random item! Some tools I don’t use on a daily basis but still use are pencils and paints that I keep in my top drawer, along with some silly things that make me happy like hot pink string, Hello Kitty bubblegum, a small magic eight ball, and a Blow Pop ? just in case.
What?s on the top shelves of your inspiration library right now" Matisse all day and every day! I love his use of colors and how he’s able to translate that through different mediums ? whether it’s his paintings, his cut paper, or even stained glass.
If you could have one superhero (or magical) power, what would it be and why"
To fly! Traveling would be much easier (less traffic, of course) and I would love to cross off some places on my bucket list. India, Morocco, and Japan are some of the places I’d love to travel to.
How do you combat creative blocks"
By working through it. I have creative blocks from time to time and I’ve found that if I continue to work on something, even if it’s a silly idea, it’ll sprout more ideas. I alw...
What?s in your toolbox"
The tools I use every day consist of steel rulers in 12″and 18″ lengths, a T-square, a cutting mat, an X-ACTO knife, and Sobo glue, but because I’m a hoarder I keep a lot of different tools in my reach like a marbling kit and gold leaf. You never know when an idea will strike and you’ll need that random item! Some tools I don’t use on a daily basis but still use are pencils and paints that I keep in my top drawer, along with some silly things that make me happy like hot pink string, Hello Kitty bubblegum, a small magic eight ball, and a Blow Pop ? just in case.
What?s on the top shelves of your inspiration library right now" Matisse all day and every day! I love his use of colors and how he’s able to translate that through different mediums ? whether it’s his paintings, his cut paper, or even stained glass.
If you could have one superhero (or magical) power, what would it be and why"
To fly! Traveling would be much easier (less traffic, of course) and I would love to cross off some places on my bucket list. India, Morocco, and Japan are some of the places I’d love to travel to.
How do you combat creative blocks"
By working through it. I have creative blocks from time to time and I’ve found that if I continue to work on something, even if it’s a silly idea, it’ll sprout more ideas. I alw...
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