Words Inform Images: 31 Prompts Using Writing as Inspiration for Art by e bond

Beginner | 2 hours

Taught by e bond

A picture is worth a thousand words but words themselves are priceless. In this unique daily practice, multimedia artist and educator e bond explores the various ways that reading and writing can intersect with visual art and how one medium can inform the other. She’ll share some of her favorite fiction, non-fiction, poetry and music to generate interest points from which to play and experiment. See how these sparks can fuel visual art through collage, mark-making, and doodling, and how these visual observations alter your perception of the page.

Learn how to:

Draw inspiration from fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and music
Transform text into art
Make a rubber band bound book
Carve eraser stamps into hieroglyphics
Create collages from poetry and prose
Write Blackout poems, Concrete poems, Cento poems, and Haiku
Develop creative thinking and writing

What you'll get:

Easy-to-follow video lessons on how to use writing samples to generate creative inspiration
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list and PDF with writing samples and links
Step-by-step instructions by multidisciplinary artist e bond
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters

Words Inform Images: 31 Prompts Using Writing as Inspiration for Art
Overview00:50

Week 1
Day 1 - First day, first lines06:53
Day 2 - What do words really look like?04:20
Day 3 - Word mash-up03:28
Day 4 - Word mashup book08:24
Day 5 - Hieroglyphics06:50
Day 6 - TEXTure08:11
Day 7 - One word image03:57

Week 2
Day 8 - Listening to stories04:39
Day 9 - Accidental poetry01:54
Day 10 - Noun portrait04:18
Day 11 - Word progression03:24
Day 12 - Shape progression05:44
Day 13 - Listening to music part 103:35
Day 14 - Listening to music part 206:08

Week 3
Day 15 - Favorite quotes07:32
Day 16 - Word weavings06:03
Day 17 - Describe the indescribable 03:53
Day 18 - Musical color wheel02:51
Day 19 - Listening to poetry02:37
Day 20 - Six word story or memoir02:49
Day 21 - Blackout or erasure poems05:53

Week 4
Day 22 - Altered books08:17
Day 23 - Haiku05:53
Day 24 - Art elements14:27
Day 25 - Observations from the actual world02:09
Day 26 - Concrete poems04:58
Day 27 - Drawing and folding letters07:25
Day 28 - Cento/collage poem05:42
Day 29 - Listening to the world00:27
Day 30 - Form swap04:57
Day 31 - Inspiration from other artists05:11

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Favorite books and audio books and music
Access to a camera - e uses her phone
Access to a voice recorder - e uses her phone
Old books you don’t mind drawing in or cutting up
Paper ephemera such as old magazines, newspapers, maps, and discarded artwork
Assorted drawing papers
Glue stick or double-sided tape
Scissors or x-acto knife and cutting mat
Pens and pencils
Sharpie markers
Drawing implements of your choice, including colored pencils, markers, white-out pen
Paints and brushes
Rubber bands
Pink eraser
Access to a photocopier (optional)
Stencils (optional)