The best laid plans
I have been convinced for many years now, that it should be possible for someone like me, to have a plan and stick to it, even a little bit, but I am becoming increasingly unconvinced. I want a plan – …
creativity
Day 1
OMG I look so young…15 years old! I have fought writing this blog post for weeks, but finally have stopped battling and just started to type. Twenty five years ago, I feel in love with paint: as a rather keen …
Embracing the “C” word – why creativity is so important and how to ‘do it’
Creativity has a poor image, especially in business, where is can be labelled fluffy, time wasting, a luxury or, worst of all “a nice activity to cheer up the team”. The term “innovation” is much preferred and has a better image, but …
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Using the creative arts to gain insight and ideas
If the word “creative” brings you out in hives, a cold sweat or just turns you off, please think again. I’m not going to encourage you to splodge paint randomly, with the vague hope of claiming it “abstract art”. This isn’t …
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Ideas that shout at you
The ideas have been very angry with me for the last few months, especially the Acrylic on Paper 420mm x 720mm Click to buy a print I read someone’s comment on a blog page recently. The blog was about creativity …
on turning things upside down (or inside out!)
Originally this post was called “on painting upside down”. It occurred to me to write this as I had turned a painting upside down, and realised it was much easier to work that way sometimes. I then realised that I …
…on quitting brownies
Do you ever get the feeling that we interfere, force things and try and control a bit too much. I do. I have been desperate to find a name or identify for a new product for 3 months now. My …
…on simplicity
Simplicity on toast We seem to try a bit too hard at most things these days. Take “simplicity” for example. I often hear myself saying I’m gonna work (note the word “work”) to simplify my life. Already I am primed …