Hi. I was born on O‘ahu but grew up on the mainland (California and North Carolina) and Puerto Rico in a Military Family (Coast Guard). I came back in 1994 and have been here since. I got into Kamehameha Schools but got kicked out due to anger issues and poor grades, so I graduated from Waianae High School. I transferred from Leeward Community College (Moku Campus). This is an interesting question and because I like thinking outside of the box, I'm going to say eraser, if I were to choose an artistʻs tool, as I'm trying to shore up my own mistakes but there's also artistic merit to creating a void or lack of something in your hand drawn work. Basically, that the "negative" space can add to the composition as a whole or be beautiful on its own.. If I were an artistʻs tool,
Creative communities have sometimes struggled to balance open artistic expression with responsible representation. In some cases, rigid ideological positions have led to polarization, entrenchment and even hostility, instead of open dialogue. All voices should feel welcome to engage in good faith. While injustice should continue to be addressed, creative freedom and diversity of thought are also important ideals to uphold. There are likely better paths forward than accusation or demagoguery. With more patience, empathy and nuance, we can find ways to enrich creative spaces that don't demand uniformity of beliefs or stifle open inquiry. By understanding each other’s experiences, we can collaborate to make mediums that reflect a variety of perspectives and principles.
The concept of creativity has come a long way. The Old Greeks would call those creative forces muses, other religions referred to them as God. Today people still mostly treat creativity as an aha moment outside the area of influence. However, just by looking at the creative process one can tell, that creativity and creative work is more than just that one "Aha-Moment" (insight). It is clear that generating ideas demands planning and preparation, identifying something of interest like a problem, an opportunity or a challenge, doing research. This then leads to thinking of a solution, allowing time to incubate and iterations before arriving at something “complete.” Students learn that hard work is what makes their ideas come to life and sticktuiveness is what helps them get better.