Idea No. 54: Creative Hour
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 …
Idea No. 53: The Creative Method
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 …
Washington Post: Top 10 skills children learn from the arts
I recently saw an article by the Washington Post about the top 10 skills children learn from the arts. With the ever-constant arguments over fundings and how best to defend …
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Idea No. 52: The Artist at Work
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 …
Idea No. 51: Personalized Idea Cans
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 …
Idea No. 50: Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something
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 …
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Idea No. 49: Circle of Art Professionals
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 …
Idea No. 48: The Hand Project
The idea: take a picture of your hand doing something everyday This idea was inspired by a section in Scott Belsky‘s book, Making Ideas Happen, about Noah Kalina‘s project “Everyday.” …
Idea No. 47: Book Cards
The idea: make business cards for books On Thursday the thesis seminar for my master’s degree will meet for the first time. For my thesis I plan to write a …
Idea No. 46: The Idea Can
It’s officially happened, the next big development: the Idea Can That’s right. I’m formalizing this blog. Since December 30th, 2012 I have been blogging a new idea everyday. It’s been …