Getting Creative for a Cause
Hello Cayman Creatives! Art Nest is excited to be collaborating with various organizations to get creative for a cause – in this case, three different causes. We wanted to share these community initiatives with you so that you can also lend your creative input. As Helen Keller said: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Community Initiative 1: Park Makeover Our children deserve a safe and beautiful play area to express themselves through movement and creati
Top 3 Reasons to be Conscious of your Collective
Are you aware that we are essentially who we surround ourselves with? Do you believe that your environment plays a role in how we behave, the places we go, and even the successes we experience? We believe this to be true and studies have also shown that surrounding yourself and spending quality time with people who are working to achieve the same goals as you, will put you in a better mind-set to carry through with those goals. “Surround yourself with people who have dreams,
Three Tips To Engage in Community Arts
Living in Cayman Islands often feels like a blessing. Not to brag, but most times we want to say “we live where people vacation!” This should make it easier or give us an incentive to get involved in this beautiful slice of paradise. The art scene in Cayman has been experiencing quite a boom recently with increased art spaces, art exhibitions and a general welcoming of public art murals. It’s a great time to get involved as a community in the arts scene. Volunteering your ti
Feature Friday: Lola Diaz Pascual
If you attended our Starry Pumpkin Canvas & Cocktails night recently, you were one of the lucky ones to experience Lola Diaz Pascual’s first taught class! Lola has been with Art Nest Creative Studio since our launch and has recently celebrated two years being at the studio! Starting out as a volunteer assisting with events, Lola moved up to be an artist apprentice, a camp leader and currently carries out private art tuition. Art Nest was proud to witness this young, emerging
Feature Friday: Cera-Tan Kennaird
Our vision of collaborating and connecting artists (and even those who don’t realize yet that they are artists!) to their creativity is being fulfilled and we couldn’t be happier about it. Today we feature a resident artist of Art Nest Creative Studio so that, as a community, you may share in our vision and it may just spark that inspiration that you’ve been seeking. Cera-Tan Kennaird is a South African artist and muralist who, a year ago, decided to take a big leap of faith
The Consistent Creative
It is important for creatives to be consistent in practicing their craft. The goal is not necessarily about perfection (although if that’s your thing, go for it!) but practice creates inspiration and inspiration helps you to be even more creative. In other words, the more consistent you are then the more creative you will be. The perfect circle of creativity! Here are three quick tips to help you to be a consistent creative: 1. Set a specific time
Set a time for a creative