Showing posts with label Mind of Pink Elephants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mind of Pink Elephants. Show all posts

Saturday, March 15, 2014

18 Things this Highly Creative Person Does

  A friend shared this article with me on Facebook a little bit ago.  It's called "18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently" by Carolyn Gregoire for the online Huff Post.  Check it out, it's pretty interesting, whether you are a creative person or (especially) if you have to deal with creative persons and don't quite understand them.

After you read that, here is a confirmation and exampling rebuttal to the article by Sam Myers, the Executive Pink Elephant of MOPE Designs.  (This might just explain a little more about MOPE.)

* they daydream: non stop, in fact if i'm not listening, this is why!
* they observe everything: yes esp those things we see people doing when they think no one is looking.  those are my favorites - proves the power of thought.
* they work the hours that work for them: hence why i hate working for others - on their time!
take time for solitude: these are my leave me the hell alone moments, always good to surround myself with ONLY nature.
* they turn life's obstacles around: no wonder people see me as less sympathetic to other's situations, because to me i see what they gained, how it can be created into something new; sadness is always the best creative fluxes.
* they seek out new experiences: it's a must, see previous response.
* they fall up: this explains the feeling i get after getting knocked down, i thought it was a revenge effect that becomes personal to my success without hateful revenge part (the well i'll show them by becoming a millionaire and live by ONLY my OWN rules!).
* they ask the big questions: curiosity got the cat, and me, and every moment; i wanna know why, who, where but from an inside point of view that comes from only the person involves.
* they people-watch: this references the previous observer but it was def my favorite time in college; just sit somewhere and watch people, their moods, their interactions, the accidents, or swift maneuvers.
* they take risks: i'm starting to see how they all relate; curiosity and need for experience to feel as though you're in a daydream pushes one to take adventurous risks, to be bold enough to say, "i just wanna live."
* they view all life as opportunity for self-expression: shiiiiiiit whether its a fight with my man, moments of boredom, or sharing ideas it all stems from my own self expression; but i figured this was universal.
* they follow their true passions: side effects of everything previous; i want therefore i live, i fail therefore i live, i am passionate therefore i am alive.
* they get out of their own heads: i had to read this to confirm what it meant; from observing and people watching, from daydreaming of futures and therefore orchestrating occurrences between people; from this practice the ability to put myself in others' shoes has become almost too easy (but people can always still surprise me).
* they lose track of time: duh, think of all the bullshit we have going on from all of this, from ALL OF THIS! ;)
* they surround themselves with beauty: luckily there's beauty in everything, even the ugly and wicked, you just have to look through a twisted view; but yeah if you saw my house it's filled with colors, nature, creativity, and toys.
* they connect the dots: i think we can agree, this has been shown (which would've been a great ender but alas).
* they constantly shake things up: well i'm not one to sit in boredom and let that happen for others; plus a good shake followed by rattle and roll is always good for the soul.
* they make time for mindfulness: with how much crazy our brain contain, ones brain requires rectitude or it gets phucked ups.

  Like a pre-wired computer our minds are full of potential, personality, habits, and incredibly a whole lot more.  It seems funny to classify them but as one creative mind, I concure with these creative person habits!  Question is, what do you do differently than us?

Friday, May 24, 2013

Long time overdue but time isn't fleeting, simply extending.

THE WEBSITE IS UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!

Ok, ok it's not much but there first signature shirts are ready for purchase!!  I took the time I used for waiting for a website guru and just started making the site piece by piece.  Not bad for a total novice!!!



Check it out and tell us what you think on the contact page.  What are we missing?  What did I forget?  Where did I screw up?  You might get a little something back!

Either way, website is up and running, shop is functioning, shirts are getting made, fundraiser is starting, water wars planning is in the works and next up payoffs!!

So keep an eye out for more on the website, water wars, pink bottle challenge and more!!

First block plan executed.  And I think we doing good.  But let us know?!

Cheers!!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

MOPEs Signature Series Shirts - First up Milan!!



Get em in person Friday at MOPEs Art Crawl in The Milk District... this month we're doing a Circus theme!  Arts for sale, free games, photo booth with Circus props!
https://www.facebook.com/events/153757604799993/

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A new Trip for MOPE

We're putting in motion a hopefully brilliant idea.  We're gonna acquire an RV and looking to go on a creative tour hopefully in March.
Just launched a fundraiser on Indiegogo to help raise the funds.  Dave and Sam made a short stop action video to show a brief outline of our trip.  Haha.
But in reality looking to go up the East Coast for our first trip.  In January we're gonna start booking some spots, planning out the details, and getting confirmations from which Pink Elephants will be able to go on the tour.
Thinking about creating some unique ideas for the shows.  Maybe some art mixed with some performances.  Gonna get on the ball with that!  Send us any ideas on facebook.



When there aren't venues we'll just open the RV and prop up a gorilla creative art show!

so check out the fundraiser here.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hard work but good creative fun :)

It's hard work to keep up with life but as we play along the game always gets easier at times.

The Art Crawls in The Milk District have been fantastic!  A cold front (however long it may last) allows for those winter clothes we keep hidden in Florida.  Creative juices are churning... 

with that said, what do yah think of the new mugs we been working on?

Much more to come.  This cool weather gets the blood pumping, the heart beating, and creative energies stirring!

These beauties and more will be available for you to take home for hot cocoa's and coffees soon on our new website OR at the next Art Crawl, November 9th.

Friday, October 5, 2012

New shirt ideas...

and more to come!!



2nd Friday Art Crawl... doesn't crawl

We're on our third month for the 2nd Friday Art Crawl in The Milk District.

Good things... Milk Bar has officially joined the Crawl;  Venders are coming back and more will be there; the photobooth has mad awesome MOPEn props;  and MOPE has cooler shirts too!
It's been an interesting crawl but increasingly MOPEtastic!!
Oh snap, almost forgot, there'll be some baked yummies in celebration of Halloween. Nom nom...
If you missed the first two here's the event page for October.
As always David Wilcox has created a fantastic MOPEmercial, check it!



SO MUCH TO DO... SO FREAKIN LITTLE TIME!  See you next week :)

Parking available on side streets and on Robinson.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

First MOPE Commercial!!

We are filming our first commercial today! 

It's super exciting...  people will come dressed as a color, those in pink get extra prizes.  Actually all that come out get a surprise but the pinks get a little something extra!!  wink wink...

So if you haven't heard, go hear about it on our facebook page and come out!!!  Have a few beers on us, dance, cry, have fun and go home making a part of MOPE history with a little somethin somethin from us at MOPE!!

whacha...   keep your eyes peeled for the final cut!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Up and Coming...

Got some awesome shows coming up!!

First April 22 our next sidewalk art show is happening!!!  In the Milk District off Robinson in front of Space Bar and Etoille.  There will be food trucks, our awesome art booths and some vinyl and vintage!!

After that we're having a storybook show at Substance (date tba) on a Wednesday.

We did a poll on facebook and turns out NO ONE wants to see MOPEsters, a new allstar dance team (which whew, rehearsals were aweful anyway), few wanted free shiat (including OxyContin) - thank goodness we're not into sharing our drugs anyhow, and a few more want interactive art which we try to have regardless of your wants!  But hot damn a lot wanted some mindblowing art so...
One of these weekends we're having a Mind Blowing Art Show at Substance!!!  It's all in the works right now but hot damn we all can't wait to finish just so we can attend it!!

More to come...  more posts shall be seen... more art shall be made... so if you like more of stuff...  keep coming round!!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Holy crapaloids!! so much... so much...

So much has happened!! 
The big news: MOPE is solo-owner, uno-owned, down to one queen on the thrown... I, Sam Myers is now the sole owner of MOPE!  Which entails much more craziness than ever expected!!

Things are definitely looking up through the craziness!  The website is ACTUALLY getting updated because instead of trying to hire someone, it's down to me making it.  So it'll be amazing and will hopefully work! 

Next month MOPE is putting on an awesome winter solstice art show at Oblivion Taproom!  This should be super exciting.  All the Pink Elephants are creating pieces of various celebrations for the winter solstice (excluding Christmas and Hanukkah).  Other than art, we hope to have some awesome commercials to promote the show; an awesome winter solstice celebrations booklet from our writers; and overall an amazing winter solstice experience!!  I'm so freakin psyched!

So heads up for all the awesome changes!  woowoo

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

MOPEs amusement with Musings




An excellent and anticipated new addition to MOPEs merchandise is the new and ever growing series of MOPEs Musings.  Around 50 pages of doodles and collected written works from the most creative Pink Elephants ever!!

Some authors include:
  Molly Gaudry, Kim Chinquee, Francesca Lia Block, Laura Sobbott Ross, Nicole Monaghan, Sarah Herrington, Darlin' Neal, Sam Myers, Trish Michecl, Moira Madden, Brian Gaskill, Allison Campbell, Allie Firman, Sara Linker, Andrew Henderson, Cecile Poulain, Cristina Ione, Mccabe Russell, Mika Jones, Ryan Haskings, Amanda Lager, Alex Mujica, J. Bradley, Jenn Karr, Chris Wiewiora, Bryce Emley and more and more and growing...

    The work is amazing and there will now be some pieces read at the Full Frontal Lobes show friday!!
We also have a new position filled at MOPE:
  Ashley Inguanta (pictured working on the book above) is now our head literary person aka: Parietal Lobe of MOPE Designs.  The parietal lobes of your brain basically take in from your sensories and put it into coordinated motions with your body.  Ashley will be taking all the sensories from writers and doodlers and putting them together  in a coordinated motion of a book for our reading and viewing pleasures...  i think her title fits quite nice!

Welcome to the ever growing mind of pink elephants; it's good to have a parietal lobe!

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