the idea: write until your readers get lost in your world the ideator: Neil Gaiman It’s been a while since I got lost in a world that wasn’t of my own creation. As I made my way through Neil Gaiman’s new book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I found myself wondering where I …
the idea: make a library out of an abandoned Walmart the ideator: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle What used to be an abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas was converted into the largest single-story library in the United States. The design firm responsible, Meyer, Schrer & Rockcastle, has won several rewards for their colorful, bright design. While the …
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the idea: reinvent the wheelchair the ideator: Matia Robotics In the past year I have started working in the Artful Healing program at the Museum of Fine Arts. During my visits to various local hospitals I have made art with children who have a variety of medical conditions. From children who visibly aren’t ill, to …
the idea: invite musicians up on stage in order to look at what it takes to put on a good performance the ideator: Vance Gilbert Every couple of years Vance Gilbert does a performance skills critique workshop at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. I’ve seen it happen a few times, always with the notion that …
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the idea: start a folk festival out in Hillsdale New York the ideator: Anne and Howard Saunders My first time at Falcon Ridge was in 1994. Or at least that’s what my father tells me, at the time I was just under a year old. Apart from two years of summer camp, I have gone every …
the idea: close-up portraits of women with knitted hair the ideator: Louise Walker I have always been interested in the line between craft and fine art. When I was in college I double majored in Painting and Ceramics. Ceramics is one of those tricky art forms that is constantly being pushed back and forth across the …
the idea: raise enough money to send a NYC kid on a Wild West Adventure the ideator: Brandon Stanton from Humans of New York I’ve been following Brandon’s work on HONY for a while now and am, like millions of other people, always amazed by what he does. Not only is he a good photographer, …
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the idea: make a tampon advertisement starring a brassy 12-year-old giving some real talk the ideator: HelloFlo There’s not much more you can say after this commercial except how true it is. There was always that one girl who knew things (imagine “things” said in a coveted, preteen whisper). For a little while she reigned supreme …
the idea: an eraser that creates hairstyles whenever you erase something the ideator: Megawing As an abstract painter, I’ve always had a bit of a problem with pencils. Let alone erasers. Those rubbery trapezoids that leave pink stains all over your paper as you try to take away the shame of your mistakes. But Megawing, …
the idea: create a comic of Taylor Mali’s incredible poem, What Teachers Make the ideator: Gavin Aung Than, creator of Zen Pencils There could be no better way to start the next iteration of the Idea Blog then with a truly inspirational piece of art that brings to life an honest, spot-on performance. Particularly if it’s about what teachers really …