Time to start thinking about CONCENTRATION IDEAS!!!

Things to remember about your concentration:
-You have to pick something you LOVE because you will be spending an entire year on it (and 12 or more pieces!)
-Pick a theme that is narrow enough to give you 12 different pieces, but not too broad so the relationship between these 12 pieces is hard to decipher...
-Don't be afraid to change your concentration as you go.  We can tweak, change, or alter the central idea behind the concentration.  But if you do this you may need to go back and tweak or change some of your past works to better fit into your 'new' idea!


Some example concentration ideas are below to help you begin brainstorming:

• Mirrors and Reflections
• My personal relationship with....(cars, food, pets, etc.)
• Cliques
• Mathematics in Nature
• Fruit and Vegetables
• Animal Apocalypse
• Soldiers
• War
• In and Out
• Hands
• Mixed Races and Mixed Messages
• Abstraction of natural objects
• Family History
• Cultural Intersections
• Fertility
• Personal Icons
• Historical Events
• Couples
• Appliances
• Things that come in pairs
• Women in Feminine (or Masculine) roles (or vice versa w/ men in...)
• Childhood memories
• Visions of the future
• Abstracted portraits
• Dreamscapes
• Objects emerging from....(water, bags, cars, etc.)
• Human influences on the environment
• Compulsions
• Phobias
• Masks
• Voyeurism
• Maps
• Close up of ....machines, barns, etc.
• Elements of Nature (Earth, Air, Fire, Water)
• Women tortured through fashion over the centuries
• Portraits through hands/feet

The list goes on...and on....and on............

Look at artists, find things you like/relate to, find inspiration in the world around you!!!