How to Patch a Hole with Crochet - CraftStylish
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November 30, 2009
November 23, 2009
new way to stay in touch
I've been posting more at tumblr these days. Just because there's a tumblr contest where I work at Saatchi. Winner wins $1000, which I'm donating to charity if I win. So head on over to tumblr, follow me, reblog me and help me win.
Not sure which charity yet, but maybe Kiva, which is all about microloans and keeps the $$$ working for people who need it.
Any ideas. Let me know here in your comments or on twitter, where you'll find me as rivarama.
Not sure which charity yet, but maybe Kiva, which is all about microloans and keeps the $$$ working for people who need it.
Any ideas. Let me know here in your comments or on twitter, where you'll find me as rivarama.
September 22, 2009
Boxes
When we work in corporate environments, or any structured work place, it can be difficult to get started on projects that have no definition. No rules, no strategies. And no deadlines.
I was talking with a colleague at my day job, who said that her biggest obstacle in sitting down to do art work was that she liked to think out of the box. And needed a box to begin with. She longed for rules to break.
I told her how a friend of mine keeps a notebook with a list of creative project ideas. She refers to it every time she’s ready for a new endeavor and methodically checks them off. The list is always longer than her time allows, but gives her structure and a sense of accomplishment. It’s a creative to do list that’s never done, and always evolving.
Interestingly enough, I learned a quick technique in a water color class, that instantly gave the work a more professional look and feel. And that was, simply taping off a border, or box with masking tape to be removed after the painting was done.
Boxes do serve us well.
The question is: how can we create them for ourselves, without boxing ourselves in? Because unless the box makes it easier to get to our creative work, it’s of no use.
Borders and boxes can hem us in as much as they can inspire us to break out. We must know ourselves well enough to know what works for us.
So what works for you? Quick, write something down even if it makes no sense.
I was talking with a colleague at my day job, who said that her biggest obstacle in sitting down to do art work was that she liked to think out of the box. And needed a box to begin with. She longed for rules to break.
I told her how a friend of mine keeps a notebook with a list of creative project ideas. She refers to it every time she’s ready for a new endeavor and methodically checks them off. The list is always longer than her time allows, but gives her structure and a sense of accomplishment. It’s a creative to do list that’s never done, and always evolving.
Interestingly enough, I learned a quick technique in a water color class, that instantly gave the work a more professional look and feel. And that was, simply taping off a border, or box with masking tape to be removed after the painting was done.
Boxes do serve us well.
The question is: how can we create them for ourselves, without boxing ourselves in? Because unless the box makes it easier to get to our creative work, it’s of no use.
Borders and boxes can hem us in as much as they can inspire us to break out. We must know ourselves well enough to know what works for us.
So what works for you? Quick, write something down even if it makes no sense.
September 14, 2009
what do you do when you're bored?
It's not as if I don't have a list a mile long - of creative and personal projects like submitting health insurance claims - but sometimes the get up and go just isn't there. Hey. I'm a coach, I know how to turn doldrums into productivity. But... what do you do when you're bored out of your brain?
September 03, 2009
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