{"id":1721,"date":"2026-02-13T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2026-06-06T05:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T05:06:41","slug":"the-art-of-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/the-art-of-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><em>Savannah a city of creatives. In this series we explore how to bring out the most in our creative selves.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\">We sat down with Hannah Equinazi.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Hannah Esquenazi is a senior student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. You can find her work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannahesquenazi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">hannahesquenazi.com<\/a> or on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hannahesquenaziart\/\" target=\"_blank\">@hannahesquenaziart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--Subscribe Section starts--><\/p>\n<style>\n  .subscribe h3 {font-size: 22px;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #000;line-height: 100%;}.subscribe p {text-align:center; color:#000;padding: 6px 0;}.subscribe img {width:80%;}.button-link {display: inline-block;padding: 12px 84px;margin: 10px 0;background-color: #5f6162;color: #ffffff;text-decoration: none;font-family: sans-serif;font-weight: bold;border-radius: 4px;border: none;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;transition: background 0.2s;font-size:18px;}.button-link:hover {background-color: #3b3c3c;color:#FFF;font-size:18px;}\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 449px) and (max-width: 780px) {.desktop {display:none;}.mobile {display:block;}.fl-lt {float:none;}.fl-rt {float:none;}.ad_width8a{width:100%;}.ad_width8b{width:100%;}.subscribe p {text-align: center;color: #000;font-size: 12px;padding:0;margin:0;}}\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 100px) and (max-width: 448px) {.subscribe h3 {font-size: 16px;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #000;line-height: 100%;}.subscribe p {text-align: center;color: #000;font-size: 14px;padding:0;margin:0;}.subscribe img {width:40%;}.button-link {font-size:18px;}.button-link:hover{font-size:18px;}}\n  <\/style>\n<div class=\"desktop\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad_width1 subscribe\">\n<div class=\"desktop\">\n<div class=\"ad_width8a fl-lt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/SavannahMadeSimple_e-Magazine\/images\/Magazine-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad_width8b fl-rt\">\n<div style=\"width:100%; border:#ccc 1px solid; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; padding:1%;\">\n<h3>Trusted by 70,000+ Savannah Locals<\/h3>\n<p>Get the stories, restaurant discoveries, events, and insider recommendations that locals already rely on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/\" class=\"button-link\">Subscribe Today<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>  <!--Subscribe Section code Ends--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad_width1\">\n<div class=\"fl-lt ad_width2\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">When do you create your best work?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I\u2019m a night owl. Late at night, when everyone\u2019s asleep and no one\u2019s watching or listening, that\u2019s when I can really create. My space has to be messy, full of elements I can add or subtract. I like to be surrounded by materials. It\u2019s very manual.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">What\u2019s the latest you\u2019ve ever stayed up working on a piece?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">If I\u2019m really going at it, I can stay up until six in the morning. I just get excited when the ideas start flowing. But for my screen prints, more physical work. I prefer mornings. My photography always happens at night.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-rt ad_width2\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-Of-Creation-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">What drives you to keep creating?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It\u2019s the feeling of authenticity. Art is where I feel most myself. Even when it\u2019s hard, it\u2019s worth it, because it\u2019s the one place I can be completely honest.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">Walk me through your creative process. How does a piece come to life?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It starts with a concept or story. I keep a list of ideas I want to explore. For example, my latest project was about the idea of \u201chome.\u201d I\u2019ve lived in Colombia, Israel, Mexico, and now here, so I wanted to explore what home really means. I work with a small team, a production designer and a stylist and we build sets, cast models, and bring the concept to life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad_width1\">\n<div class=\"fl-lt ad_width2\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">How Do you balance creating for yourself with creating for an Audience?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I think art starts as something for yourself. Then you share it. But if you start with what you think people want, you lose interest. I never want my work to live just on Instagram. I want it in magazines, galleries, museums, places that feel more permanent.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">Do you plan everything, or do you leave room for discovery during the shoot?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I always come without expectations. What you imagine is never exactly what you get with people. The shoot becomes a collaboration between what I planned and what naturally happens in front of me.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-rt ad_width2\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-Of-Creation-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">You\u2019ve said your editing process feels like writing letters to yourself. Can you explain that?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Every photo I make includes handwriting from my journals. They\u2019re literally letters to myself. I write them in Spanish, my first language, because that\u2019s how I think and feel. Most people don\u2019t realize the writing is personal, but that\u2019s what keeps the work authentic.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">You mentioned failure earlier. What role does that play in your process?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It took failure to get here. It took not being where I wanted to be. That\u2019s how I learned patience with myself, with others. I\u2019m stubborn in the best way. If someone says no, I just keep going. Dedication and passion are everything.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">How do you handle days when you don\u2019t feel creative?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I\u2019ve learned to take a step back. You can\u2019t force good work. Some days you need rest to see clearly again.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase; color:#b7272c;\">What Are the themes you keep returning to?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Home, belonging, identity. Those ideas always find their way back into my work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-Of-Creation-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"width:100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/September_2025_Issue-1.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"authorbio\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad_width1\" style=\"padding:2%;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);\">\n<h3>About The Author<\/h3>\n<div class=\"fl-lt ad_width6a\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savannahmadesimple.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brett.png\" alt=\"Brett\" style=\"width:100%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0;\">Brett Bigelow<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-rt ad_width6b\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n        <!--Bio Text will Go Here-->\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah a city of creatives. 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