The Beginning of starting a Creative Community.

I have had an idea for awhile to start a Community that involved creative people. And this is a blog post about how I am figuring that out. I also find it kinda of ironic to start a “group” because I actually don’t really like being part of groups. Well, I don’t like the groups I have been joined in so far. Take Facebook for instance. I have joined lots of groups on there, photography, cosplay… just to name a few. However I quickly leave after I find it more apparent people thrive off complaining and bickering and not uplifting others or finding ways to help. So I guess I am making a group because I want to bring to reality the type of group that is in my mind. A welcoming group that is supportive to everyone, people provide their input and resources when seen fit, and a safe space for help if they need it. So I started Creativity Fuel.

Creativity Fuel is a series I started on TIKTOK. Where for awhile I would give a piece of creative advice everyday. That took off really well and I wanted to turn that into something bigger, and Actually give it a definition. So I made this short video to explain what I wanted to do.

Now I just needed to find a “Hub” for people to go to. There is a texting platform called Community that I signed up for, and I wanted to give that a shot. I made a couple videos and put the phone number on it. 22 people responded. And so it became something tangible. However, after a couple months I really felt I couldn’t get a grasp on how to make it or shape a creative community through texting. It was very one sided and I was the only one texting you, and you could text me, but it wasn’t a group effort. After trying to figure out what to do for a bit, Someone recommended me to try Discord. So I made a discord server and this is the current platform it is on.

After starting this one it is nice to see people interacting with each other on the server! although I must admit still I don’t really know exactly where this is going. Basically if someone wants advice on projects, they can ask in this non judgmental group, if you want to share what you have learned, this would be a place for it. If you want to share something you are super excited about or want to bounce ideas off of people, this is where I would like people to go. Obviously I need to put more effort into it. And that is something I am working on this summer. I DO NOT want this to be group where people try to solicit everything they do. And I know that seems like a fine line somehow. I still need to articulate that part.I guess “check out my instagram” post in this discord group is something I am not for. Because its not made for that, its made for all the creativity that would go into the post you would make for instagram. If that makes sense.

At any rate, thanks for reading. And if you have discord, feel free to stop by!