Architecture on the other side of the line

If your anything like me, you would have several lists of creative ventures you want to accomplish before you check out. For me its now a long growing list, as my years get shorter and my age longer.

Im busy starting a new meeting / work / creative book and like every such book  ive started - I transfer certain information from the old to the new. I dont go anywhere without this book - Holds my timeline of work and life within it. Mainly as my memory isnt as good as writing it all down.

I write my list of creative ideas down and like a crow bury them away and then look guiltily at a long list of design endeavor that grows but never seems to find its end.

So ive decided to release a few of the ideas into the wild.  Yes, yes  the risk of losing the thread of being the first to do the concept is at stake. But because most creatives worry about this to much and end up taking possibly  brilliant ideas into the cold dank earth with them. This sadly before these creative concepts ever  see the light of day. I think its more important to rather start some sort of collective while alive momentum, than try totally own a design concept before releasing it. Then never ever releasing it. 

Heres a short story  compiled, written and now released. 

http://qjdstory.blogspot.co.za/2009/05/bird-whisperer-copyright-2009.html

Like most ideas one holds ones concepts as close as possible to ones chest. I have several short stories i want to still complete , several poems and a few painting techniques i would like to experiment with. Want to get some wild sculptures done,  again experiment with a few texture ideas and some interesting frozen in time African moments. Since embarking on the Nado Storm comic - i have  become  massively obsessed with frozen stances to convey an array of energetic thought. A few artists get this imagery correct, william Blake , Odd Nerdrum  are 2. I want to experiment with these notions and ideas. Like skateboard deck designs and the many other wildetecture pieces we are currently busy with. I find it very difficult to give these conceptual ideas up. I try sit in a space where creative endeavors are solace. Art is an outward expression of self, an  exploration into ones own deep thoughts. An individual interpretation of the collective conscience. This sometimes makes creative expression, way to personal to have on open display,  its like walking naked in public. And for some of us not exactly poetry in motion.

Most creative minds  feel that those that are design idea challenged, tend to harvest their unique thoughts. And then whisk them away,  to be hastily done and badly executed all to quickly. This notion makes most creatives to my mind hold concepts far to close to themselves.  

This one idea on my list is  for me a powerful concept of discovering myself,  as well as a chance to improve my understanding of a uniquely Cape Town inspired and evolved architectural style. 

The endeavor will be called - Architecture on the other side of the line.

The advent of architectural styles in the formal and informal built environment. Its still all loosely put together but its execution for me will be a journey of discovery. For me and for capetonians living in the formal and informal sector.