Capi - raw sketches

"CAPI : Create Art Portfolio Ideas - Developing & Documenting - a Multimedia Approach to Exploring Themes in Search of a Personal Artistic Style”

I've mentioned I have joined CAPI in a previous post. It's a year long course by Milliande and I have now finished some of the first assignments.

My favorite assignment was a free form association exercise.

If you want to check it out here are the links:

http://www.milliande.com/capi-raw-sketchbook-assignment-1-free-form-association.html

http://www.milliande.com/capi-raw-sketchbook-assignment-2-form-investigation.html

http://www.milliande.com/capi-raw-sketchbook-assignment-3-form-composition.html

I found it hard to just sketch and doodle without thinking about the end result. I need more practice on playing and exploring shapes and sketches.

I couldn't resist making stamps out of foam sheets using some of my shapes  as you can see here:

I wish I found out about this exercise years ago!

CAPI

Yesterday I joined CAPI, a project by Milliande.

“CAPI : Create Art Portfolio Ideas - Developing & Documenting - a Multimedia Approach to Exploring Themes in Search of a Personal Artistic Style”

From the website:

"To clarify: CAPI is not about pretty journal pages or step by by step completed artworks or a tube of glitter to jazz up a craft project.

CAPI is about definite exercises to unearth "What am I trying to say with my artworks" and "What tools I can use to consistently realise that in my art ".

CAPI : to be an invitation to a  process without a set schedule... a challenge for each of us to truly ponder and discover something deeply intrinsic in what/how we do and say as artists... 

CAPI is a structure within which to make individual discoveries and collect a toolbox as a source of focus inspiration."

Here is the intro: http://www.milliande.com/capi-create-art-portfolio-ideas.html

Finding my own style is something I want to focus on this year, I think this project  is a good way to start.