We often take for granted creativity. As children we enjoy drawing in the sand with a stick, using street chalk, painting with our fingers, and making up stories. All of these are still part of who we are. In our book Anthem and in our other texts read this year, we see the importance of our childhood and its impact on our later years.
Being creative is so much more than being able to draw or tell a good story. It is about being an original. It is about allowing ourselves to step out of line and form our own steps, build our own buildings, or write our own tunes.
I want you to watch this Ted Talk. It will take you about 18 minutes. (Yes, I know this is longer than normal.) Listen to Jarrett J. Krosoczka (his name is the link) and what he says about creativity and how it is formed. Once you have listened, think about what influences your creative side.
In your post, you should do the following:
1. Point out something you found to be interesting about Krosoczka's life and his art and
explain why.
2. Explain what inspires your creative juices and what dampens them.
3. Explain how you will use art or the arts in your future career(s).
69 comments:
Krosoczka was born in a terrible neighborhood with a crack-addicted mother and without a father. Without proper parenthood, his grandparents took him in and allowed Krosoczka to follow his dreams. This dream was for him to be an artist. I find it interesting that out of all the crap that he went through as a child, he still managed to find a way to let his passions and imagination run wild. This allowed him to be a successful children’s book writer and artist.
Just like how Krosoczka’s grandparents let him make his own decisions and aided him in following his dreams, my family has done a tremendous effort in supporting my dreams. However, what really makes me creative is being in a number of arts programs, such as band, theater, art, etc. Having opportunities such as these has given my mind the chance to expand, become sharper, and adapt to different situations.
The arts are a way for the mind to let out any passions that can’t be done with mathematics and that logical stuff. That type of thinking only activates the left part of the brain. On the right side of the brain, the way that creativity is enveloped in music, creative writing, and art (some of these listed use most of the brain, but still, it proves the point) truly allows a person to live and pursue his or her passions. By involving the arts in everyday life, it will allow more creativity and intellectual concentration and thought for the future. This will bring new ideas and better advancements to make the world a better place.
Krosoczka`s childhood was unlike most kids. He has a crack addict mother and he did not know his father. He was adopted by his grandparents at age three and was taken very good care of by them. His grandparents gave him a drafting table in which he still uses 20 years later. His dream was to become an artist, and he persued this dream. It is amazing to see such a successful person coming out of such a terrible experience while remaining positive. His art is also amazing because he used teachers, authors, and sick children as inspiration to write and draw. He took from many different ideas and was not closed-minded.
My creativeness is inspired by books, i feel as if i can grasp a good image while reading. I think about the characters and setting and can almost see them. I like the assignments where we have to pick a symbol for the whole book or just a part and draw it. This gets me thinking of a very deep symbol and the colors and shapes i want to use in my artwork to send the correct message. On the otherhand i get discouraged by art when i see other people who can draw it really well. I feel as if my art doesnt make as much sense as theirs does.
I hope to become a dentist when i get older and i will use arts in my career. I feel as if every career out there has a use of art. In my future career, the art aspect will be forming teeth for people. A dentist uses different materials, tools and designs to create real looking, useful teeth in peoples mouths. There is also mold making for other purposes which is seen as an art.
Smith 3* 1/22/13
Krosoczka's child hood was very different compared to others. He had a crack addict mother and didnt know a thing about his father. He was soon adopted by his grandparents at age 3. They took very good care of him. His art is so good because he used authors and childern to write and draw. He had many ideas.
My creativeness is inspired by what i go through, i can feel as i can make a good image while thinking about what i was doing. i think about all the people in my mind and of what happened that day. I cant draw whatsoever but i can try.
I really dont know what i really want to do in my future but i will take my art and put it in there someone so i can explain things better.
Breanna Hartory 4/5
Krosockza's childhood was unique because he had a mother who was slipping in and out of addiction and never met his father until age 17. In addition, he met the author of one of the children's books he read in his childhood was a source of early inspiration.
My source of creativity is simply to dream of creating worlds that are not our own. To dream of normal life is boring, to dream of what life might be someday, was, or will never be is so interesting and fascinating as a concept.
In the future, I will use the arts as not only my career, but a medium to express my emotions ideas, to make my dreams a reality, whether it be in the form of games or physical structure.
Krosoczka had a horrible childhood and was blessed enough to even make it out of where he was born. He was an average kid who just loved art more than others and used that to express himself.
His grandparents took care of him as he was there own child and let him make his own decisons and that is how my parents are now and they will always be that way.
Krosczka's childhood was a rather difficult one. He was the child to a deadbeat dad and a heroine addict mother who was incarcerated most of his upbringing. It was not even until he was in the sixth grade when he first met his father, who was anything but happy. It was at this time that he learned he had a brother and sister he had never met. He was raised by his grandparents. They gave him a much better quality of life than he would have ever had living with his parents. They encouraged him to pursue his dreams. They wanted him to do something that he loved and were always there for him.
Something I appreciated that Krosoczka said was he was once told by a good friend to draw the way his natural style was and to not draw the way everyone wanted him to. This is something that really inspires me. We are always dictated how to do projects, how to write papers, etc. What matters most is if you like what you are doing. Papers and projects help you to a certain point, but if you do not enjoy the topics and the projects, you won't like the project, and won't be doing your best work. Your best work comes from doing something you love and get enjoyment from. Getting freedom inspires me. Something that really dampers my creative juices is when my work is dictated to me.
I plan on using art and the art in my future career. I plan on being a counselor for women and children who have gotten out of human trafficking. I want to incorporate art into my counseling in order for the patients to express themselves. I once heard of art therapy. In this, they doing finger painting with children in order for them to express their feelings and explain themselves. I want to use this technique and others similar to it with many people who need it. Expression is the best way to make yourself feel better.
Krosoczkas' childhood was a difficult one. He was able to get through the hard times bying drawing and creating things. His grandparents were very suppottive in his art. After working with sick kids as a teen he writes books for children. His dream came true after 20 years of a tricky childhood.
My creativeness comes through reading. As i read I can see the characters and the story happening.
I hope to become a nurse and work in pediatrics. So I hope to use art to help confort them and have fun.
during the video I found my mind relating Krosoczka to friends in my life. I have a peticular friend named Scott, he lives in MN so I dont think anyone reading this would know him. I remember Scott would always be drawing pictures that were really good pictures, but at the same time really bad. Pictures that could be found offensive to teachers or students, but of course they were funny. I hear Krosozkas story about having a rough childhood and it gives me hope for some of the people who are close to me in my life. One paticular thing that stuck out to me was how he had no parents there to back him up it hits a soft spot in my heart because I have to many friends who have been raised in that life style.
My creativity is insipired by the piano. I can write and play music off the top of my head that I creat on the spot. A friend once told me "If I didnt know you, I would have guessed you memorized a famous piano composer or something". Every once in a while I just have days were I sit and play. I have never had very many lessons and I cannot read music very well. What I can do is imagine. I take what I feel and I make the black and white keys sing my song. I have always found creativity when sitting alone at a piano.
I have never been a good artist. But I have always been a good copt cat. Art has never been my catch but music is what moves me and breaths life into my soul. I will use the art of music in endless ways in my future more than I can tell anyone. Even If its just to sing my children to sleep music will live on in my heart. I have high hopes for my future. For my Music, my art. I also have high hopes for the people around me and their arts. Thank you for this Blog it was fun and got me thinking.
1. Point out something you found to be interesting about Krosoczka's life and his art and
explain why.
I found interesting about Krosoczka's life was how he loved art and drawing but the person he thought was the best was his mom who was a heroin addict. I thought it was interesting because even though his mom wasn't in his life much he still thought of her as the best drawer ever.
2. Explain what inspires your creative juices and what dampens them.
What inspires my creative juices is being outside and away from technology being able to use my imagination to picture things how I would want them to be is a amazing feeling to get. What dampen's them is how technology ruins kids chance of being able to think for themselves, if I'm watching TV or on a computer I can't think f my own ideas I play them off of the show I'm watching or game I'm playing.
3. Explain how you will use art or the arts in your future career(s).
I'm not quiet sure how in my future career the arts will be used the only way I can think of is with writing I have to use my own imagination to come up with my own ideas.
Cassie Sherman 3
Kosoczka's life was very different compared to most children. He grew up with a drug addicted mother and a father that wasn't around and that he didnt even know the name of till he was in 6th grade. At the age of 6, he was adopted by his grandparents. Something I found interesting about his life and art was that despite all he went through as a child, he was still able to have a great life and career as a childrens book author.
Something that inspires my creative juices is being outside and somewhere close to nature like a park or lake. When i the weather is bad outside like if it's raining is when I don't feel creative.
When I was little I wanted to be exactly what Krosoczka is, a childrens book author. As i grew older i now want to be a nurse, so I'm not really sure how the creative part of me will show.
-Megan Chiara 4/5
1.) I found it interesting how Krosoczka put a positive spin on his challenging life, seeing the brighter side, and considering himself more fortunate than a lot of people even though, he had a pretty rough childhood. I also found the impact of his teachers moving in how they seemed to mentor him into his art. I liked how he saw himself as so fortunate for getting those art classes when the school ran out of art funds. I found it interesting how no matter the setbacks; he never gave up on his dreams. His determination is very inspiring to me as well as humbling, when I am so fortunate and don’t always realize or appreciate it. I find his originality intriguing and the influence of school fascinating. I like that he both writes and illustrates.
2.) I find drawing a damper on my creativity because I know I am not artistic in that way. I find listening to music helps my creativity as well as learning new things. I enjoy new ways of thinking, and new ideas as well. I find new experiences help my creativity too.
3.) I find creativity important in critical thinking which is helpful in all aspects of life. I feel that although I may not be using the most direct kinds of art in life so much, the skills art develops and the work ethic developed are important for everything in my future.
1) One thing I found most interesting about Krosoczka's life is that he was inspired by a kid to write books for kids. There he was without a job and almost directionless and he didn't sit on his hands but used his talents for a real life situation. At the time he probably thought it was silly to write for this children's camp when he wanted a big-time job in a much more acclaimed line of publishing but in the long run it was the essential fuel for his career. Without having put his efforts into being around kids he might have never realized a goal for his life. I also like this part of his life because it shows that stories don't have to be published to be enjoyed.
2) My muse is influenced mostly by contemplative thought. It is always hard to get thoughts down on a paper when they are just ideas. I may think of a scene or feeling but no matter how long I focus on that object, I can't wrap it up in the decor and satin bow of writing. I must first put the cart before the horse so to speak and imagine all of the phrases or words I have deemed creative over the past couple days or weeks. I will many times have a single word resonating in my head for days on end until I find the right context to engage it. Once the word "bequeathed" gave me odd dreams in which my tongue was tied and it was "be'eathed" "be'eathed" "be'eathed" over and over. In this mind frame, I am most creative and find these free-flowing words to be but the smallest inhibition to what I want to say. But it is this stepping back from the material I am capturing with an air of contemplation that helps so much. I don't think of the object because that would dampen the thoughts to a mere affirmation of its existence. I think about the object and all that is situated about it both in its physical environment and figuratively connotative environment.
3) In my future career, I hope to use creativity all the time. I have, whether it is really my talent or not, always wanted to be a writer. What I love most about writing is how it overlaps with art. The written word can never be just a word for me. In my most literary moments, I obsess myself with the aesthetics of each syllable I write. The dictionary definition may make a word ideal for my usage but if it looks like it rolls off the tongue awkwardly or if it has an odd arrangement of consonants and vowels, it has lost its right to pollute my page. From this perspective, art is writing and writing is art. The two, inseparable and potent, I hope shall always find their place in my future career.
What i found to be most interesting about Krosoczkas life was that when he had no job, little money coming in and no one looking at his work he was still determined to do what he loved. He was working with kids who inspired him for his stories and i think a lot of people in that situation would start to look for any job they could get in their field. Krosoczka never stopped looking for his dream job, and that's what i found most interesting. For me, i become most inspired by nature. Its not just the beauty of it that inspires me but also the solitary and silence of it also. What dampens my creativity is when i become too busy to express my creative side. With my career, being in the environmental science field i might be able to use my art skills to draw , or sketch out organisms that i am studying.
1.) Krosoczka had a hard childhood. He didn't have his mother or father when growing up. Every child needs their parents in their lifetime. Krosoczka has been writing books and drawing. That's krosoczka dream since he was a kid. I like how he knew what he wanted to be and stayed with his dream throughout his life. He didn't have help of his parents with his decisions, but he did get help from his grandparents and friends. When he was a senior in high school he was making children s books after spending time with this child that died before his 6th birthday which inspired him.
2.) One thing that inspires me is music/singing. When my favorite song comes on i'm in a good mood already and just want to keep singing all day. One thing that might ruin my day would be like if a song by a artist i don't care for comes on i have to change the radio channel or my mood goes down hill. If I see I don't understand something or get a bad grade for something my day is ruined for rest of the day.
3.) My career goal is to be a veterinarian technician, but I don't see any arts being used in this profession.
Krosoczka didn't grow up with loving parents, but instead he got that love and probably more from his grandparents.
What influences my creativity is my family, I have been drawing my whole life and every step of the way they believed I was going to end up somewhere for my art or even just keeping art a major part of my life.
I plan to continue drawing and painting throughout my life because it is the only way I can really express myself and show what I am capable of, it lets me enter a world that I created and I love knowing that whenever I'm in any kind of mood, art can help me through anything.
Wells 4/5
I liked how determined he was. To know what you want to do with your life from such an early age is pretty unique. I mean personally, I'm starting college this year, and I still have no idea what I want to do. Maybe I should write children's books.
The apex of my creativity is reached when I detach myself from reality. I stop thinking about school, family, friends, the media, all that stuff. I'll just go some place quiet and shut my brain off. All of that superfluous garbage dampens my creativity.
Like I said before, I'm not really sure what I want to do with my life. But no matter what I do, I'll still keep myself up to snuff artistically. I'm always writing stories, taking pictures, and singing songs. I don't see any reason why I would stop.
I found it interestng that Krosoczka found a passion in his childhood and stuck with it. Every kid loves to draw and be creative, but he knew his love for art was much greater than that of most kids and he continued to let his passion grow throughout his life. I think that is very admireable.
I can be the most creative when my life is hectic, I only find myself doodling when I'm extremely stressed out and need something to distract me from reality. When my life is boring I can not find creativity like Krosoczka could, I need stress and chaos to feed off of.
I am planning on going into the field of Public Relations, which requires me to be creative in how I write press releases and relay information to the public. So I will be using the art of writing for the rest of my life.
-EZaranec 7/8
I find it interesting that with the pain of watching his crack addicted mother getting incarsarated and not knowing his father until sixth grade, Krosoczka still came out triumphant above all these obstacles. Also I enjoy the fact that his art speaks for itself and it tells a wonderful story with every picture.
My creative juices are inspired when I can stand above a vast landscape and admire the beauty that comes from mother earth. The ability to just absorb all the colors, sounds and smells that arise from nature. These juices are dampened though when I see habitats destroyed by humans that are harvesting land for their own greed filled goals.
I will use the arts in my future to express myself when words are not enough. I may very well also use the arts as a source of inspiration to allow me to understand the beauty of things as simple as color.
Krosoczka was born in an unfortunate and uncommon family. Luckily for him his grandparents were willing to give him the support and help he needed growing up. I found most interesting was his getaway and escape to clear his mind was art and how successful it turned out to be for him.
My creativeness is brought to me by reading books. its inspiring and motivational to me. its a way to escape from reality and help create a sense of creativity and this has been very effective in my life.
in the future I plan on using creativity in new ways of listening to music approaching art and many different ways of looking out on life. this will help bring new ideas, thinking and a different view point on the way I view everything.
Krosoczka was born into a bad environment. Having his mother struggle with addiction and not even knowing his father’s face is a big deal. Though, he didn’t let that define him. Luckily, his grandparents got him out of the situation he was in when they adopted him at age three. From there, he could do his best and follow his dreams to become an artist.
My creativity is shown through things that happen to me, how I feel on a certain day, and through the kind of music I listen to. When I am told what I need to work on, I don’t do as well as when I can have my own ideas. Being able to do the things you want make a difference and show who you truly are.
In college I will use my creativity while writing papers and doing projects. I hope to be a pediatric oncologist nurse one day. With that job, the kids I’ll be working with will have very strong imaginations. I think to be good at that job, I will also need to have a strong imagination, to not only succeed but enjoy what I’m doing.
1. I found everything in Krosoczka's life to be interesting and inspirational. To be specific, I liked how all of the major "events" in Krosoczka's life sort of played out by chance and Krosoczka never asked anything of his grandparents. Talk about serendipity! Examples of the major "events" in Krosoczka's life are his exposure to writing and art classes, the art dashboard given to him, the Chinese fortune, and the video camera also given to him. I found this to be interesting again because these "events" played out by chance and Krosoczka never asked anybody of anything. For his artwork, Kroxocka's stories on the fruits, vegetables, and food living in a refrigerator city and the slug who wanted to become friends with a boy are funny, interesting, and humorous because they are simply funny and inspirational.
2. I am a person who is easily inspired. Because of this, there are many things that sparkles my creativity. These things include whenever I hear an outstanding musical performance, stories about a person overcoming obstacles, and/ or an inspirational speech. I am not sure what dampens my creativity. I think what dampens it would to not be inspired, moved, motivated, original, and not thinking outside of the box.
3. I personally would like to become a medical doctor and there are many ways I could use my creativity in my practice. In being creative and original, I could spend more time with patients and really listen to their problems and concerns. I play the piano and guitar and I could play for homeless and/or sick people just to better their day. I could learn a new language and communicate well with people. I could develop new techiniques in examination and observation of the patient for the diagnosis and/or operation process. With these examples, I can use my creativity and originality for the betterment of people, the community, and society.
Krosoczka's had a rough childhood. Living without a mother or father is terrible, the fact that his grandparents took him in and gave him a good life is inspiring. He ended up being successful and did not let his childhood bring him down. Also, I find it interesting how he used his imagination at such a young age to create silly stories and now he is a child book writer.
My creativity comes out in music. Too me, music has so much meaning and it takes my imagination to a different place. My creativity dampens when I draw because of the lack of skills that I have when I do draw. It makes me dislike drawing.
I will use art in my future career through technology. I will see the human body as I take on a career in the medical field.
1. I found it interesting how even though he had a diffcult up bringing, he didn't let that affect what he wanted to do with his life. Not growing up with parents must have been hard, but he had his grandparents there to support him. By his grandpa signing him up for the art classes it shows that his grandparents just wanted the best for him.
2. I find myself to be most creative when I'm surrounded by other people who also want to be creative. If I am around someone who has no interest in being creative then the chances of my mind being creative are small. I also like coming up with my own things and being different than others.
3.When I am older I want to be in the fashion merchandising industry. This whole career deals with art because you are designing the way an item looks so that someone will want to buy it in the store. I will need a good imagination for this job, and studying art can help me with this.
Nicole Verdile
4/5
Krosoczka's childhood was aawful compared to most other kids. His imagination helped pulled him away from his crack addicted mother and allowed him to live a better life with his grand parents. His father not even being know of until 6th grade must have had a huge impact on his life, but he didnt follow in their footsteps he choose to rise above and become successful in life.
My creativity comes from helping people out in new ways to help them reach their goals. Whats dampens my creativity is when people have negative attitudes towards what they are doing, if you want to get anywhere you need to be positive.
In the medical field I dont see much use for imagination because there are rules that you must follow.
Krosoczka's story is an inspiring one. What I found most interesting was the fact that art wasn't ruined for him as a child. He opens with talking about his mother being one of the best artists he knew. I was surprised that that actually didn't corrupt his vision of art and the imagination.
What inspires my creativity is others, whether they are famous or not. Actors, like Gene Kelly, who were part of art inspire me. As well as, seeing a musical or play. When I see others creating art, it inspires me to be creative and create my own.
Guidelines dampen my creativity. For example, there are some teachers I have had in school, who do not allow for creativity in their guidelines. It makes me feel restrained and not able to create something that I want to.
In my future, I plan on becoming a biomedical engineer. This is related to design and will include art and creativity, but I either plan on taking some art classes, staying involved in theatre, or playing my clarinet again.
What I had found interesting in Krosoczka's life was that with a heroine-addict mother and a father who he had never met until his teenage years, he was able to use his time that he could have been super angry to just be happy with his imagination. Through all that he has been through, he didn't give up and because he didn't give up, he succeeded today.
My mom is who helps me think creatively. She's actually very artistic herself and she always knows how to use her imagination. Although I am not artistic, she helped me realize that I can still paint a picture in my head of things in my life.
The art I will be using is the art my mom taught me. The art that I can only imagine because it's who I am. I would use this in my life when I picture how I see my future. I think about where I think I should be when I'm out of college and I will make it happen. Whatever career I do have when I'm done with school, I know that each day I can make it better by using the imagination my mother had taught me to try to make whatever is going on that day brighter.
I've listened to TED talks before, and I have to say that Krosoczka's was one of my favorite. In particular, I enjoyed the part of his story about the book he bought about how to draw comics like Marvel does. What his instructor said struck me. It speaks a very important point, and that is don't sacrifice your style for others, or in a broader sense, don't sacrifice the way you thing to how others think that it should be done. What Krosoczka's teacher told him has only solidified the point in my mind. In order to be creative, and in order to achieve something truly monumental and different, no one can tell you what to do. For me, my creative juices flow when I'm engaged in something that matters to me. I must have an active interest in the project. If we look at creativity from not only an arts perspective, but from a science perspective, creativity becomes the ability to find the less than obvious solutions to a project. When I am engaged in the subject I enjoy, such as planning a PSR lesson or solving a chemistry problem, my creative engines are at full blast. What hampers them, then, is when others come and tell me that I can't do something. This, more than anything, is what breaks the process. A person telling you that something is not possible, or that you're going about it the wrong way hampers the creative process. Finally, in my future career as a chemical engineer, I will not use the "arts" literally, but will use the creative process, as aforementioned. Also, I must be able to use language arts - writing - to effectively communicate my ideas, because without this, any solution that comes from creativity will be for naught.
I found Krosoczka's entire life interesting. The fact that he never stopped trying, and always stayed inspired really impacted me. His Grandparents need to be recognized because they were the people that got him where he is today. Without their support, he would never be as successful as he is now.
Watching movies and reading books is what really inspires me. My creative juices start working when I am free to think and am not tied down by all of the stresses of life.
I hope that in the future I continue to play my Clarinet, even if it is just for my own entertainment. I also hope to continue writing in the future, because it is something that I love to do. I plan to study language for the rest of my life, and to me, language is also an art in itself.
Krosoczka grew up from nothing and wasn't the most privileged child. It is so interesting and inspiring how he grew. Just like J K Rowling, he overcame his past and made a very successful future.
Everything inspires me to be a writer. When i go places, or when i'm watching a movie, reading a book, anything, i always have stories in my head. What inspires me to draw is a little different; i have no idea. I think i see good art and i get inspired to draw. What dampens my creativity is others. I always feel like i'm mediocre compared to every single person in the world. It is so easy for me to feel insecure about my abilities.
For my future i will obviously continue to write because that is what i love. I love writing stories and poems. I want to publish them once i decide that they are good enough. Creativity and imagination will never leave me.
1. I thought that it was interesting that Krosocozka was able to be so successful even though his mom was a heroin addict and his dad wasn't around.
2. Music because it influences me significantly and inspires me to be creative.
3. I do not know what my future career is going to be right now. But in today's world we use art in careers all the time. Like with using different materials to do things or how to put things together. And even if your career involves presentations, that also involves the use of art.
Well Jarrett Krosoczka had an extremley difficult life growing up. His father was never around and his mother was a drug addict and in jail constantly through his childhood. Most children do not experience this kind of lifestyle while growing up. It is unfortunate that Krosoczka had to. I can relate to Krosoczka because I never had my father around as well when I was growing up. I met my father for the first time in the eighth grade and still have no contact with him today. I found it interesting to see how Jarrett pushed all of this negativity away in his life and overcame all of his overbearing problems. He paved his own way to be a successful author and artist. I say this because most people who are raised in these predicaments usually follow into their parents' or guardians' footsteps.
What inspires creativity in my life is just through my own mind. I do not really have a certain answer for this question, because I do not know the answer myself. I would probably base my creativity through my writting if I had to chose a specific answer though. I really enjoy writing and my mind travels to all sorts of different places when I pick up a pen and piece of paper.
I will try to incoporate art into my future every single day. I will try and write daily and see where my imagination takes me. I do want to write my own novel someday, so maybe that would help me out a bit. I believe that everyone should have some sort of imagination and creativity in their lives. I say this because if someone does not have any creativity in their lives, they would be bland and boring. Everyone needs that certain escape and a person can escape through that imagination that they created for themself.
Chelsea Durr 4/5 Period
1. I like the way he used art to express himself through life and writing to express himself as a kid. A child is the best artist in my mind and i believe him using his art to tell his story was a wonderful idea
2. Everything inspires me. My books inspire me the most though. They have been there for me through everything and i like drawing whats in the books as i see it myself in my head and i am inspired by friends and family and my own past. Everything makes my creative juices flow.
3 i will always use my creativity and imagination because i love it and use it anyway and will need it in the future in order to become the successful author i am bound to be
I thought it was interesting how got to take art classes at Wooster, because I feel most little kids would just doodle and color at home if their art funds got cut but he was so lucky to get classes outside the school. Its awesome that he didnt give up even though many post cards went unanswered. My favorite thing he showed us that he did was the animation of the boy swinging, it looked cool.
Music and looking at magazines usually inspre my creativity. Music sometimes creates an image in my mind that I want to see in person so sometimes I draw it. Sometimes the lyrics explain how I feel so I doodle the lyrics. A lot of my inspiration come from seeing an article of clothing or an outfit in a magazine and my mind sets off into how an outfit will look or what to add to it to make it look better, and what to pair with it.
I'm going to college for Fashion Mechandising/Design so I will be using my creativity quite a bit. I need it to appeal to customers, create new looks and to a fashion make statements.I'll need bright new ideas to keep flowing because fashion is always changing.
Kosoczka's cold hood was much different ours growing up. I found his life interesting because he became how he is today because of it. He's mom was addicted and he never knew his dad so that inspired himself to work hard to be better. He's grandparent a were the only ones to take care of him so he had a harder time. He's friends were the ones in his own book and so they had to be good. What was so intesting about his story was that he work hard for what he wanted to have a better life and prove his greatness.
What makes me get creative is see something that inspires me. That give me the thoughts to do sown thing intesting and creative. What makes me not creative is when people put me down or are not in a good mood.
When I get older I will use art a lot because I want a job in graphic design so that uses a lot of art. Art is something I really i joy and am pasent for
1) I think it is interesting that Krosoczka was raised by his grandparents. His mother was in and out of jail due to her heroine addiction. In addition, he did not meet his father till he was 17 years old. He had to grow up without both of his parents. In spite of having family troubles, Krosoczka pushed on and did not give up on his dreams. The determination that he possessed is inspiring to me.
2) One thing that inspires my creative juices is when I come up with a creative idea. Once I do so, I start to think of more ideas and my creative juices start to flow. Music is another catalyst for my creativity. It helps to clear my mind and to think. My creativity is dampened by myself doubt and negativity. When all my thoughts are negative and I'm not focusing, I have trouble being creative.
3) I plan to major in business in college. After college, I will use my arts/creativity when coming up with new business ventures and dealing with customers/co-workers.
Joey Marincek
7/8th period
1. That he didnt play sports as a kid and just sat at home and drawed and read books. But also was so artistic and could make stuff with his imasgination so well.
2. He inspires me because he was raised by his grandparents but yet had a good look at life and his carrer. Also even though his mom was a drug attic and locked up haslf his childhood.
3. I wont because i plan to be a firefighter which doesnt require art.
Mike taylor 4-5
Krosoczka was born to a heroine addicted mother, and he didn't learn his fathers first name until he was older. At one point his mother was put in to a prison for her drug usage, basically leaving him without parents. He was left to grow up under the guidance of his grandparents. What really surprised me was through all the pain that he went with, he was able to stay strong and continue his creativity. He followed his dreams and became successful.
What inspires my creativity is just my life experiences. Seeing certain things, and also the people that have surronded me. They allow my creativity to flow.
In my future career, I will not necessarily be using the arts. I will be a surgeon, so I will pretty much be using the left side of my brain. I will however use it to tell my children bed time stories, and also possibly figure out better, more creative ways to do specific procedres.
1.)I found Krosoczka to be interesting because despite the obvious setbacks in his life, he stuck with his artwork and even managed to turn it into something that would help others (in writing children's books). I also like that he considers himself to be very fortunate, even thought he had a pretty terrible childhood. Most people wouldn't be able to deal with that, myself included. I also thought the fact that he still uses the drafting table his grandparents gave him shows how him important they are to him.
2.) I think my creativity comes from the books I read as well as the music I listen to, and my parents who have always encouraged me to be myself. The thing that ruins my creativity is myself. I don't write as much as I used to and I miss it.
3.) I plan on going into an engineering field where I will be designing and building prosthetic limbs. Creativity will help me a lot in this field because it is all about thinking of new ways to do things.
Nicole Rouge 7/8*
Something I found interesting about Krosoczka's life and his art is that he never gave up on following his passion for art and he never let any of the difficulties he experianced in his family and education dampen his creativity.
My creativity is sparked through several different things such as nature, music, and books. More often then not it is simply small details in these things that spark my creativity instead of big things. Things that dampen my creativity are any type of technology, media, and other people around me. I do most of my creativity by thinking on my own.
I would never leave the arts out of my future career, especially music. I intend to keep playing music despite the career I pursue. And though I am not sure exactly what career I will pursue, creativity will be involved, as I do not believe I could pursue a career that had no creativity or art.
Jennifer Sens 7/8
Krosoczka was born with no father and mom who were addicted to drugs. His grandparents took him even after raising 5 kids. They noticed he liked art and once the public schools took away their art programs they let him take classes outside of school. He would make comics for his school newspaper. Even after many attempts to get one of his books out there you could tell he still would try. Finally he got a deal for Monkey boy and this started his career as a children book author.
What gets my creative thinking is trying to figure out how to solve some kind of problem in my life. The thing that dampens my creative thinking is things that are for something that I don’t really enjoy doing.
Well I am not sure what I am going to do for a career but right now what I have set on is being a machinist. I will use art in making unique parts for my customers.
It is funny that the theme of this week's blog is creativity, as I was drawing as I listened to Krosoczka speak. I saw a lot of myself in him. The most interesting thing he said, to me, was that the characters in books were his friends. I think this is interesting because reading had always fascinated me as a child and even now. I would write stories about myself and the characters. In fact, they are the reason I started writing as much as I do.
Anything can inspire my creative juices. One time I was writing a story and writers block hit me randomly. I was eating salad and suddenly I was inspired again! However, nature inspires me the most. I love how nature can be wild and mysterious, yet tranquil. It is like a perfect balance. Things that I despise also inspire me. They inspire me to draw or write about it and tear it down. It gives me hope. Things that dampen my creativity is school. School teaches us, a lot of times, to memorize and spit information back out. So, with no room for creativity, I begin to feel like a robot incapable of any sort of real thought.
The arts are a huge part of my life. Singing, dancing, writing, and drawing is what calms me down. When school becomes too much, I sit down and allow my creativity to carry my stress away. I hope that this will continue later in my life. I want to be a doctor and I will need a stress reducer.
I was absolutely amazed by Krossoczka's story. It reminds me of me. His mother was a drug addict and he did'nt know his father. He was adopted by his Grandparents at a young age. I was also adopted by my grandparents and was born in a dangerous neighborhood.I used to draw as a kid. Thats all I did as a kid. Even though I was awful at drawing, I just loved doing it. I knew I was very creative at a young age. I was a fusion of two completely different cultures. Which allowed me to experience two different cultures. I have always been into things like art and music. And thanks to my parents who supported me I did great with both. Art has always been a way to express my ideas. I also use creativity when I make music. I have been blesssed to be able to make music for a living. Ive always hated the idea that I had to work at mcdonalds flipping burgers. But I was lucky enough to escape that and be able to make music on a laptop and not have to work. When I was 15 I got an email from a grammy winning producer that had me work for his company called audioschoolonline.com .So creativity is a necessity for me. I am thankful everyday for what the opportunities I have that others would dream to have. I admire Krosoczka very much.
Krosoczka had a terrible childhood with a mother who was addicted to heroin and a deadbeat dad. Any child who lived in these kinds conditions would be extremely stressed and weighed down by anger for the rest of their lives. But instead of being raised with them, his grandparents took him in as their own. This way, he still received the love that all young children need. His grandparents also supported and encouraged him and his dream, allowing him to have faith and keep fighting to make his dream a reality.
In my life, music is my creative outlet (I'm sure that you've seen me with my headphones practically glued to my ears). But it's not just listening, it's writing. I write lyrics as much as possible, and I write about everything. I've written about my future, my past and everything in between. The only thing that really dampens my creativity is when I have a bad case of writer's block (which unfortunately happens very often). Fortunately for me, something usually happens soon there after and I find myself with more material to write about.
In the future, I feel like my music will become my outlet in life. Anything that gets me down, I'll write about to boost my mood. And hopefully that will become my career. I know it's not likely, but I dream about being on stage one day, giving every ounce of energy I have away to the people in the crowd, inspiring them one day to do the same. That's my dream, and my solace.
Something that I found interesting about Krosoczka's life was that even after being successful and achieving as much as he did, he never forgot where he came from. This is evidenced by the fact that he always returned to his hometown to do book signings and met with his old teachers and remembered their impact on his life. He also makes an attempt to advance children in similar situations that he found himself in when he was young by starting a scholarship fund to pay for them to go to school and achieve their dreams.
One thing that inspires my creativity is music. Listening to music isn't merely sound coming from speakers, but paints a vivid picture in my mind as the instruments and vocals soar. I often listen to music when I'm feeling uninspired or facing an obstacle in my life.
In my future I plan on being an engineer, and creativity is a necessary trait for all engineers. Engineers are responsible for innovation and without creativity there would be no advancements in society. These innovations would be impossible without the use of art in designs used in engineering.
The part in Krosoczka’s story that stood out to me the most was the part about the scholarship program he started. When he introduced this part of the story, my initial thoughts were, “Wow. What a great thing it is for someone who went through a big struggle, to completely turn around and help the new generations through theirs.” In fact, the thought that occurred to me the most often was, “Wow.”
Creativity isn’t something that comes easy to me. One of my most prominent personality details is that I love to work on everything, as long as I can use my hands. So for me, I can be creative as long as my hands are able to help me out. In other words, I feel as though my hands are more creative than my brain; but when I’m rushed to do something, the creativity declines and it becomes very hard for me to retrieve.
As far as creativity goes in my career, I feel that it is a big portion of it. I would like to become a robotics engineer, and if you cannot learn to control your creativity, and I haven’t yet, then the job will prove to be much harder than usual. The creativity allows you to find solutions to problems that others may not see, and in most cases, that creativity is relied heavily upon in order to produce the best results.
A. Hetzel
3rd Period
Something I found interesting about Krosoczka's story was that even though at first glance you wouldn't expect a guy who grew up with a mother with a drug addiction and without a father to be so successful, he was. I wouldn't have imagined someone in that situation to have such a great support system, but he did through his teachers and grandparents.
For me, the outdoors and music really inspire me and these things help me work best in creative situations. On the other hand, I often get frustrated when time limits are a concern, because I find it often takes a while for a good idea to come to mind.
I believe creativity will be a huge part of my career. I plan to major in marketing, which basically involves getting a product from an idea into the hands of a customer. With so many products out there, it will be crucial to find creative ways to convey the benefits and value of a product.
-Jimmy Rutkowski 2nd period
Krosoczka's early life was one that was surrounded with a lot of trouble and terrible situations. This is something I feel like I can sort of connect and identify with. That is to say, in the face of adversity, who a person is meant to be will always shine through regardless of how the rest of the world will treat them. His art shows these abstract beginnings in just how he draws. The very interesting proportions of the bodies he uses, which are normal to a point. My favorite detail about how he started was that book he wrote when he was younger, the Aesop's fable sort of book, about Hermes and the Owl. it is just so astonishing that he could have come up with that when he was so young.
My creativity was always something fueled by myself. I used to sit alone in my room with legos and the little people that came with them, creating personas and characters to go along with them. I would establish personalities with colors and abilities with weapons and societies within families, it was the most fun I can remember having. I had a best friend who would play with me and we would play together for 2-8 hours at a time early into the morning, just being fueled by our imaginations and dreams. Dampers on my imagination were any time that I would be required to be creative, if that makes any sense. What I mean to say is that, if I didn't come to it on my own then it was never any good or enjoyable for me.
I am a full time member of the Brunswick Band program, as I always have been. My kind of art is music, all the way. It is an art that speaks to me on an intellectual, emotional, and primal level all at the same time, without any additional effort. Practicing with music and being around it has taught me that life is more than just the notes and rhythms, it's also about the phrasing and the subtle articulations; the things NOT written on the page, those left to the interpretation of the performer or the conductor. It is those lessons that have taught me to always be active in my life, looking past the surface of the world, finding my own phrase, my own rises and falls. The times and places where my life will be defined as more than some one sentence epitaph on a tombstone that will read, "Ricky did this".
One thing I found interesting about Krosoczka’s life is that he really did not have any real parents throughout his life because having a faceless father that Jarrett never saw and a drug addict mother, he didn’t have any parent figures in his life until his grandparents adopted him. One thing interesting about his art is that it is original; by that I mean it is different. Who has ever heard of a lunch lady becoming a superhero, or vegetables that go into a haunted house fighting evil toasters, and microwaves. One thing that inspires me to become creative is little kids. We as adults try to do everything we can to help the youth of today. Jarrett talks about how he worked at different camps to earn money to help himself out but he also gained memorable experiences that are priceless. One thing that dampens the creativity is sadness, for example the Connecticut shooting doesn’t really get my juices flowing. I plan to you arts in the future by continuing to play music while I am in college and through my life because if I ever lose music then I might as well die. Music is my life.
One thing i found interesting about Krosoczka's life is that he didnt have his parents raising him like they should've but his grandparents. His parents were not successful in life but Krosoczka ended up being a very successful man in life with the help of his good support system including his grandparents and friends.
In my life, creativity is a big part. I love to paint and draw things. I love the feeling of painting something bringing it home and showing my family and seeing their response to it. What dampens my creativity would be myself because i always have excuses as to why i havent drawn or painted.
I will use art in my future career because i want to be a teacher and obviously teachers need to be creative with their lessons and need to keep their students interested in what their learning.
I found his childhood interesting because he was able to be successful in life without the help of his parents but with the help of his grandparents. His art is interesting because he knew what he wanted to do at a young age, and was able to continue with it and not give up on his dream.
What inspires me with my creativity is the books I have read and the reactions I gain from them. When I read a good book, I start to draw out pictures of what I saw in the book. Although what dampens my creativity are how I react to my own artwork. Most of the time, I don't like looking at paintings or drawings I have done because I am not quite satisfied with it.
I will use the arts in my future because I am planning to minor in music performance so I could help other kids to learn to play the flute so I can help to keep the arts going in schools and keeping kids loving the arts.
I found it very interesting how many obstacles Krosoczka had to pass through in order to continue liing his dream, and no matter how unlikely it seemed to be, the more he pursued his dream. I find it similar to the position I'm in everyday, where the odds always seem to be against me as a struggle through life. I find it very admirable how he kept pushing through those hard times, and aim to keep with my goal as well, using this story as one of my many fuels I will use to achieve my goals.
My creativity stems from my friendships and relations with others. The more successful they are, the more creative and outgoing I tend to be. If something went wrong, I tend to take away from my creativity in order to think more on how I could mend the situation, and thus become bothered when I cant do something I usually can, and take away from creativity to focus on that, and it keeps going in a seemingly endless cycle until my friendship gets mended. I can take anywhere from an hour to a month to recover, but the happier I am with my relationships, the more creative, confident and artful.
The arts in schools also play a big part in this. If it weren't for the arts programs at school, I would most likely be nowhere near the place I am today. The music that inspires me today, I came across through those programs, and keep me going through hard times. In fact, I very well may have dropped out of high school, or still a Freshman or something similar. I may even have died. Who knows? But those arts programs kept me going, using any and all wits I had to broaden my vision of people and the world, giving me the insight and creativity to be where I am today.
I plan on using the arts as a major player in my life. My music kept me alive, in terms of spiritual, as well as physical and mental. I plan to actually major in music education, so I can help keep other kids going like my musical career kept me going. I love the fact that music is the very thing that held me together a few times. I want to pass this gift on to the future, and hopefully this gift will be received by some the some the same way I received it: renewing. I may also minor in law, in order to make an effort towards keeping arts in schools. If the country keeps going the way it is, we may (don't condemn me for saying this) look upon "music" like the "music" of One Direction and Justin Bieber (ugh) as the best America has to offer. That scares me. That really scares me.
This video gave me inspiration hearing the story of a man,s childhood who is very different from my own. Having grown up with a drug addicted mother and no father figure, he let his dreams overcome all the hardships that life threw at him. Luckily, his grandparents were able to take him in and adopted him at a young age so that he could have some positive influence growing up. I feel that if this man can overcome everything he's been through and still be successful, then I can too because my life and family is very normal and healthy compared to his.
Music fuels my creativity because I depend on songwriters and musicians to put the words I need to hear down on paper and then come up with music to match the mood of the words. Without music, I would not be as inspired in life. Something that dampers my creativity is not having a clear reason to do something, no muse. I feel like I always live the best when I have a reason why I want to work toward something.
Wanting to major in political science, I will use creativity when dealing with people because you will need to persuade the common person on your point of view (in politics) and sometimes this takes some creative and smart thinking to do.
I found it very interesting how Krosoczka had a terrible life, but yet he came out to be a very successful person. It must have been very difficult for him to have a drug addict mom and a dad who he didn't meet until the 6th grade. I find it very inspiring how even through all his difficulties in life, he didn't let any of it interfere or affect his life. What fuels my creativity is learning new things and listening to music. I love learning new things in school because it lets me know something I never knew before. I also like like listening to different kinds of music because it helps me think through things. Something that dampers my creativity is myself always worrying or outing myself down about what I do. I will use my creativity in the future because I'm going to attend college to learn new things and hopefully pursue a career in something that is math related.
Kaitlyn Jindra
I find it interesting that Krosoczka was able to use his unusually difficult childhood to spark his dreams. He was given a mother who was addicted to crack and no father. He was later raised by his grandparents. He had a dream to be an author and he chased that dream. He put all of his efforts into writing. I find it amazing that he was able to use all of the negative things thrown at him to make himself successful.
My family has given me the choice of picking my own career path. My parents have told me that they want me to find a career that makes me happy. I have been dancing since I was two years old. I have also been a part of at least two choirs since elementary school. I have used and continue to use dance and choir as an emotional outlet. My emotions and the music I hear inspires my dancing and singing.
In the future I hope to continue my involvement in the arts. The arts have always been a huge part of my life and that will never change. I hope to be part of choir and a dance program in college and after college. I plan on going into the engineering field and I hope to find some way to incorporate the arts into my career.
Parsons 4/5
I find it interesting that Krosoczka was able to use his unusually difficult childhood to spark his dreams. He was given a mother who was addicted to crack and no father. He was later raised by his grandparents. He had a dream to be an author and he chased that dream. He put all of his efforts into writing. I find it amazing that he was able to use all of the negative things thrown at him to make himself successful.
My family has given me the choice of picking my own career path. My parents have told me that they want me to find a career that makes me happy. I have been dancing since I was two years old. I have also been a part of at least two choirs since elementary school. I have used and continue to use dance and choir as an emotional outlet. My emotions and the music I hear inspires my dancing and singing.
In the future I hope to continue my involvement in the arts. The arts have always been a huge part of my life and that will never change. I hope to be part of choir and a dance program in college and after college. I plan on going into the engineering field and I hope to find some way to incorporate the arts into my career.
Parsons 4/5
1) I think it is interesting how Krosoczka has such a positive outlook on life and is so passionate about art, even though his circumstances were not the best or him to succeed, but he did. He did not have a strong childhood because he didn't know his father, and his mother was a heroin addict. His grandparents took him in, which was fortunate, but they are now raising a child in the 80's and these are people who lived in the depression. he never asked for much and made the best out of everything he could and became a children's author. His art that he kept doing brought him eternal happiness and success even through his rough childhood and I think it is so interesting because it is inspiring.
2) It may sound cliché, but music creates creativity within me. Even though I listen to every genre of music, there is one that I listen to when I write, alternative rock, hard rock, metal, scream... Music like that gets my creative juices flowing. I think it is because the lyrics are powerful and the loud instruments gets me pumped up. It may seem distracting for others to listen to someone yell in there ear when writing a paper, but it helps me focus. When people put my work down negatively, that's when creativity is dampened, but anyone could feel that way.
3) I am not entirely sure where I will uses art or the arts in my career in business, but the art of acting helps when talking to people professionally. Not being fake or lying, but to be able to put on a good face for someone you may disagree with could be helpful.
Erica Jacks 7-8*
What I found interesting about his life and his art was how much they influenced one another. How felt/where he was in life determined what he did with his art. Not to mention art most likely saved his life, he often states how he isn't into sports. And everyone needs an outlet especially kids with issues.
Many things get my "creative juices flowing" but what helps the most is seeing creative piece. Nothing makes me want to write more after reading a fantastic book. And after seeing a beautiful piece of art work there is nothing if rather do than go home and paint.
I am not truly sure what I want to do for a career so I don't know how the arts will play a role in my future. However I do know that music is a major part of my life, it keeps me level and that I am sure will never change, so it so bound to be in my future.
What I found interesting about him is his creativity. Seeing the stories he's made and the illustrations he creates for them is, for me, inspiring in itself. Another thing I found interesting is how he remembers what that one author said to him: "Nice cat." I realized that like him, I am motivated and inspired by words such as that. And I guess we all are. Knowing that we're doing something right just makes us want to keep doing more of it. And like him, I drew all the time as a kid growing up. I would show everyone my drawings looking to impress them. I even have one of my earliest drawings framed in my room from preschool (which as you would imagine sucks beyond belief but has some kind of charm to it). What dampened my creative juices is the time it took to finally finish a drawing of something. Another is that I really couldn't come up with things of my own, since I would look off of other images and recreate it for myself. I think that discouraged me since I felt like I lacked an imagination to come up with the fantastic creatures I loved to draw. But another thing in this TED talk spoke to me. It is when Kosoczka is told to forget everything he learned from that drawing book and stick with his own style. Maybe my creativity was stifled because I was only looking off of others' art to create my own, so therefore it wasn't truly my own. It's too bad that I'm only realizing this now, but at least I finally have a strong urge to draw again.
Something I found to be interesting about Krosoczka's life was that through all his stuggles he never gave up his art. As art as his passion that was something that help him through all his hard times.
What inspires me to be creative is music, and my mood that day. If I'm in a bad mood my creativeness will reflect.
I will use art in the future through college, and maybe even after during my job. Art will always be around.
Something I found to be interesting about Krosoczka's life was that through all his stuggles he never gave up his art. As art as his passion that was something that help him through all his hard times.
What inspires me to be creative is music, and my mood that day. If I'm in a bad mood my creativeness will reflect.
I will use art in the future through college, and maybe even after during my job. Art will always be around.
Krosoczka's ability to father two children well amazes me after his rough childhood. Being around other exciting, kind and hard working people inspires me. Being yelled at does not inspire me, it has the opposite affect. I plan to use music as a universal way to communicate human potential and decency through some performance career. How specifically, I do not know yet.
Jarret Krosoczka grew up with an awful childhood. I can't believe how he explains his mom and that he did not know his father's name until the sixth grade. It is also very depressing that the one thing he loved, art class, was cut off from spending. It is inspiring how much he loved art and how long he stuck with it even with the rough patches in his life.
In my life, music is the main thing that inspires my creative juices. When I plug in my music I enter a different world with no distractions and no worries. I can go blank and really start thinking. On the other hand, my phone dampens my creativeness. I convert my mind to letting my phone do all the thinking for me instead of doing it myself.
After college and I hopefully find myself a job in the field of geology, I will be using art a lot. I will need to use art to map out an area for many other people to use. Also, I will need to use the arts to write reports to tell of my findings in the field. Art is very important. It stimulates the mind and sparks creativity. It makes a person feel less of a mindless being which is very important when your living your life.
One thing I found to be very interesting was how this guy never lost hope, even when he was in some bad situations. He used art to bring himself out of the depths he was in, and is a better person because of it now.
For me, I usually find inspiration in every day life; maybe something I saw on TV, or a joke a friend told me during the day. You get one of those "AHA!" moments, and then you're all good to go.
Lastly, the only art I may use in a career as a scientist would be writing. Nobody likes to read boring old lab reports, so if I can inject some humor into them, I feel I'd be helping people enjoy science more.
Creativity can come from anywhere. It doesn't matter what your background is. Krosoczka is proof of this. Growing up in a less than perfect environment with no real parents in his life. The best thing that probably could have happened to him did. His grandparents took him in, and in doing so, they gave him the opportunities and support he needed to help get him to where he is today. I'm not really sure where my inspiration comes from, but it would be nice to know where some of the messed up thoughts I occasionally get come from. The best guess I have is that my inspiration comes from within. I don't really don't have much of a social life, lowering the number of outside influences I have. Most of my time is spent on my own, just reading, listening to music, and occasionally writing. Maybe that's where most of my creative influences come from. Going into chemical engineering, I'm not sure how the arts would apply to that field, but I do know that I want to stay in music for as long as I can. To me at least, music is the most the most important art on my life, and I don't see that changing any time soon.
One thing that i found interesting was that he wrote his first book in 3rd grade and that he also worte comics. He had a hrad life not knowing who is dad was, his mom being on drugs and havin to be raised by his grandparents. But all work out for the best. My inspiration comes from when im sad or mad about something, thats when i draw. Im not a good at it, but i love to do it. In the future you have to be creative when your job has to think of new ideas to improve itself, or when you are doing what Krosoczka does. He has to be creative about everything. I also think for yourself you have to be creative, to make yourself stay happy.
First of all it’s awesome that he is from Northeast Ohio, and I love that aside from his grandparents, the people he claimed were most responsible for his success were his teachers. Teachers like Mrs. Alish make all the difference. What inspires me is when someone looks at my work and is pleasantly surprised with what I have done whether it’s a song I sang, a piano piece I played, or something I have written. Encouragement is always helpful to shadow any doubt. Something that dampens my inspiration is when I try to create art without flooding it with emotion; without any connection, the piece is dead and I’m left frustrated. In the future I plan on continuing the piano, I will probably always stay a part of a choir, and I’ve been looking into being an English teacher, but we’ll see where life takes me.
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