the idea: make a social media website called the Idea Can for sharing and collaborating on ideas So I feel like I need to clear up this whole Idea Can idea a bit. I was talking to a friend of mine and I told her that I thought it would be great to make it into …
the idea: research and write a book about artists who found art while being ill This idea has been swinging around in my head for a while. Through my art history classes, my own art research, and what I’ve found out through teaching, I’ve heard a lot of stories about artists who found their art while …
the idea: write a children’s book about a girl with her own Idea Can I’ve been thinking a lot about my new project, the Idea Can, lately. It’s a concept I want to spend some more time exploring, although right now it’s on the backburner thanks to my thesis. One of the ways I thought I …
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the idea: learn “Empty Chairs” from Les Mis on guitar I’ve seen Les Mis twice now. Thankfully both times I went with people who enjoyed it. (Interestingly they both had a theater background, so I’d say that’s a good review for the movie). I have to admit that I’ve never seen the musical and while …
the idea: at least once a week, every week, dedicate one hour of your time to creative activity This was written by my dear friend, Emily Schoenberg, who is an incredibly kind and creative person. Take her words to heart! Creative Hour with my Love – 1/28/13 As a full time employee in a very …
the idea: develop a creative method A lot of thought has been put into science and what it takes to create reliable scientific evidence. The scientific method was one of the outcomes of the Enlightenment, the 17th century intellectual revolution that has shaped our entire intellectual system. Like many others, I was taught the scientific method …
the idea: make a portrait of yourself making something I have always had this love of artists who make paintings of themselves/others painting or what in the art history world we would say, paintings of artists at work. One of my favorites, which I see every time I teach about the Daughter’s of Edward Darley Boit …
the idea: project-specific idea cans (make your own) As silly as this may seem, the idea of the idea can itself has sparked a lot of new ideas. I guess this is the problem when you’re an idea person and you start actually naming things “Idea _____.” It adds up fast. Ah well, as I …
the idea: don’t make art, just make something This idea is actually the title for the book and accompanying workshop that I am creating as my master’s thesis this spring. The seed for it was planted a little less than a year ago when I started thinking of developing a creativity training program that I could …
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the idea: invite a group of art professionals to start a circle Rather than write out a new explanation of this idea I’ll simply show you the email I sent out to a group of incredible women I happen to know. Our new circle is getting ready to form because that’s what happens when you have …