Well, made it through another Inktober. Wheeeew, while I do enjoy the creative challenge, the timing rarely is great and the pressure of some people mentioning how much they are looking forward to it makes it a bit stressful. A few highlights here, nice to get a break from the computer and do something with my hands that’s tangible, I’m not complaining, but that Banksy quote "If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit” always rings true around this time. See more cardboard art here or on my instagram here.
INKTOBER 2023
A little break from the ole’ computer screen. I look forward to daily doodles on cardboard and revealing a bit of corrugation each day in October, my wife typically isn’t as excited :). I did have the kids create some of their own art with me this year. Plenty of corrugated material this year as Rand Whitney supplied 4ft sheets of cardboard for use. A little less dumpster diving this time around. See more from the 2023 Inktober series on salvaged cardboard here.
See more from the 2023 Inktober series on salvaged cardboard here.
SALVAGED CARDBOARD ART — INKTOBER 2021
Visit my instagram to see all of them for the month https://www.instagram.com/jordanfretzart/
After creating cardboard art for the month each day (I may have missed one, we’ll get it back though), I did an exercise with some friends to tell me their top 10. This was wild to see how subjective art truly is. Some valued the idea more, some the execution/ just art of it and some just were downright confusing how they haven’t seen the Shaw Shank Redemption. All in all these types of exercises for me are really valuable to stretch creative muscles and continue to get better at both illustration and quick thinking. Well, til next Inktober, I’ll be pot-shotting ideas here and there as I get time.
THE CORRUGATED ART PAGE IS UP. MORE TO COME.
I got into drawing on cardboard as a quick break from al the on-screen work. I needed to get off the laptop and doing something tangible more often. I also assumed upping my illustration/art skills would also elevate my design work (being able to incorporate artist elments more often and think these in pixels and more in composition). Anyway, I had always planned on putting some of them online and getting some corporate work, starting a humanitarian campaign and taking a commission here and there if it wasn’t portraits of people’s kids. Anyway I need to find a way to get my time-lapse reel stuff on there, but you can see an overview of the type of stuff I’ve done so far and who knows where it goes.
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JUST SOME CARDBOARD
Well this year in art was by far my favorite so far. Learning a lot, getting better and big plans for 2021. Framing blows, but every other part of the process is a lot of fun. Really was fun working with my boy Carl Bradshaw to make this happen and bouncing ideas off each other. Somehow my little man did his thing regardless of the camera and we got some cool memories here. Big things in the works for Corrugated Art in 2021!
THE BEST OF INKTOBER YEAR 2
Inktober year #2 is in the books for me. I followed the prompts with some illustrations last year and really enjoyed them forcing me off the computer to think creatively, quickly. Time is always my nemesis and while October was a challenging month between agency work, freelance, art, family, bad digestion, a quick trip to Myrtle Beach, ok whatever you get the idea. I was swamped, but really worth it and while my wife dreads October again next year. I’ll most likely be back once again.