LSU Commencement Slides

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FIVE FOOTNOTES FOR

MAKING YOUR C R E AT I V E P L A C E

PROLOGUE

MY UNEXPECTED C R E AT I V E L I F E

WHERE DO WE COME FROM? W H AT A R E W E ?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

FOOTNOTE ONE

THE UNEXPECTED GIVES MEANING

FOOTNOTE TWO

DEFINE AND C E L E B R AT E P L A C E

FOOTNOTE THREE

SEEK OUT YOUR HEROES

PRESONUS

D I G I TA L F X

COMPOSITE EFFECTS

FOOTNOTE FOUR

BECOME AN A D V O C AT E

FOOTNOTE FIVE

SEEK ADVICE, C O L L A B O R AT E

“Keep asking questions.”

– E S T H E R A N AT O L I S , M E L B O U R N E , A U S T R A L I A

“If it moves and it shouldn’t: duct tape.

If it doesn't move and it should: WD40.

And when in doubt...add glitter!”

–AMELIA PEGRUM, CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA

“As a career, artistic pursuits will be easy for the fortunate few, and very hard for most.

Make use of the struggle to focus your art into something unique and extraordinary: it is the justification for the position you place yourself in — and what everyone else watching is wishing they could have done.”

– CHRIS ROGERS, MILDURA, AUSTRALIA

“Enjoy every sandwich.”

– W A R R E N Z E V O N , B Y W AY O F M E G H O L F O R D

“Be a spark of new creative energy wherever you go, but don't assume that everyone older than you is out of touch.

There's a slight possibility that those geezers might just have one or two nuggets of wisdom worth absorbing.”

– J U L I E L A P E R O U S E , B AT O N R O U G E

“Life is long. Stay curious.”

– K R I S T Y S M I T H C A L L A W AY, K E Y W E S T, F L O R I D A

“The party is over.

Now go get a job! LOL!” –JENNIFER DOUGLAS, AUSTRALIAN B R O A D C A S T I N G C O R P O R AT I O N

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F R O M O N E C R E AT I V E PERSON TO ANOTHER

Write Love Letters C O M M U N I C AT I O N , F R O M O N E H U M A N B E I N G T O A N O T H E R , I S T H E B E S T W AY T O O P E N D O O R S

Go to places unfamiliar and strange YOU WILL END UP BEING FOUND. THE WORLD WILL NOT SEEM SO BIG. AND THE PLACE YOU CAME FROM W I L L B E U N D E R S T O O D I N N E W W AY S .

Make your boldest mark on the cave wall W H AT Y O U C R E AT E I S PA R T O F A C O N T I N U U M O F HUMAN EXPRESSION. YOU’VE INHERITED SOMETHING. NOW YOU OWN THE NEXT RITUALS AND STORIES

Rally against artlessness and the mundane Y O U R C R E AT I V I T Y I S R E A L LY T H E O N LY W AY T O E X P L A I N H U M A N I T Y T O I T S E L F. A N D T H E O N LY W AY T O S A V E I T F R O M A N A R T L E S S Z O M B I E A P O C A LY P S E .

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Look for unusual objects that wash ashore‌

Then tell us‌

Where do we come from?

What are we now?

Where are we going?

NOW GO AND MAKE YOUR OWN C R E AT I V E P L A C E

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