Creative process posts

Word of the Day writing prompt March 23, 2022
Use the solution from Wordle as a writing prompt
My first sketch at an art museum February 7, 2020
Sketching artwork in person at a museum is more of an experience than I imagined it to be. The enhanced observation, the nervousness. What to sketch? The decision on what to draw. With 5,267 items on display, what would be…
Tiny snowflakes remind me to carry a macro lens March 8, 2018
Seeing tiny snowflakes embedded in ice makes me wish I still carried my iPhone macro lens with me. This photo is a bit blurry, but you kinda get the point. The macro lens would have really zoomed in on a…
Creativity vs Innovation January 20, 2017
What is the difference between creativity and innovation? Two innovation experts give their thoughts in this two-minute video. I somewhat disagree with their definitions. They infer that innovation better than creativity. Andrew Papageorge, co-founder of GAPzip, says in the video:…
Take a wider pano than planned February 16, 2016
When you are shooting a panoramic with your camera, do you ever wonder when you should stop sweeping across? When I was photographing this scene of the Chicago River, Initially, I was drawn to frozen Chicago River, and how part…
Where I find my inspiration online December 11, 2015
Where do you go to find inspiration online? Twitter? Facebook? Instagram? Flickr? Websites? Possibly a combination of some of those? I’m going through all the artwork and artists that I’ve faved the past year. That means re-looking at all my…
How I built up 901 unpublished blog drafts December 2, 2015
Ever run out of ideas for what to write about? My cousin Peter was experiencing writers block for his blog. Here’s how to build up a list of ideas to write about. 1. Keep ALL your blog drafts in one…
How to worry less by taking more photos October 2, 2014
Yeah! Take more photos! Taking photos makes you more observant of your surroundings. Pausing and considering things around you gives you perspective. Often I can get too wrapped up inside my head about life and worrying. To get outside of…
How everyone’s opinion is like an essential color in the spectrum June 6, 2014
Without one color in the spectrum of light, everything looks much different. We need the range of all the colors in the spectrum to see the immense possibility of everything. Are you an expert in something? If you aren’t, do…
How many artworks does it take for a series to become epic? January 30, 2013
An art series gets epic when there are 100 items in the series. Do you have any art series that has more than 100 photos? I have one. My HDR photos of Chicago is currently up to 190 photos. Let’s…
Starting creativity: sticky notes July 23, 2012
Caitlin of wanderlustings.com posted a wonderful list of creative stimulation exercises. One of the things i find that helps me is to simply create. I spend so much time consuming, not enough time creating. I often make excuses for my…
Encaustic photo tutorial October 11, 2011
Wanna learn how to make encaustic photos? Here I’ll show you how to transfer photos onto wax! Far out! Gesso setup These are 10×15 inch pine boards. And yes, I have lots of storage in my shelf by the window.…
Why do we photograph our cities? January 28, 2009
Walking down the corridor in Chicago’s Grand Avenue station, the train starts flying by. One of the windows on the train is totally smashed. The pattern created is incredibly exquisite with beautiful lines emanating out from one spot. I didn’t…
fuzzy creativity September 22, 2004
Creative Behavior had an interesting article, “Creativity (unrelated) Edges” here’s some excerpts: [Creativity] is located in the brain supra √´fuzzy√≠ center and we are invited to travel, poke and dwell on its edges. Fuzzy Intangible. Just the name itself makes…
Creative cycles March 7, 2003
Some scientists feel we have 90-minute cycles of creativity. Because it’s impossible to know where in this cycle you are at any given time, you have work at least that length of time—the longer the better—before you hit your creative…