Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy
For the seventh year, students of Visual Thinking were asked to make a project called, “Organic Assemblage,” inspired by one of my favorite artists, Andy Goldsworthy.
Author: Michael Kieley
Stillness, solitude & creativity
When doing nothing is doing Everything…
Mindfulness and creativity…
Inspired by a chapter from Peace is in Every Step, called, “Hope as an Obstacle.”
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The Land Art Road trip…
Showing a film called Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art to my Visual Thinking students last week, inspired me to start planning a trip to some of these remote large … Read More
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Land Art Road Trip – departure
I was chomping at the bit to get on the road, but had to wrap up some client things. I wanted as much freedom and impulse as possible, so I … Read More
Starting the road trip…
Ironically, the day before my road trip, this site got hacked, an issue I wasn’t able to fix until yesterday. I’ve been having a great time. On the first day … Read More
Go where you would’t go.
Today I had a lot of mundane tasks, some interesting, some not, but I opened a book* by Eric Maisel, my creativity guru, and trusting the right page would fall … Read More
The 4 Quadrants of Life
One paradigm that shapes my focus on what I most need to do is Stephen Covey’s 4 Quadrants of Life. Sharing this model allows for a interesting dialog with people … Read More
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What if you produce almost as much in 20 hours, as in 90?
Part of succeeding with creativity is not putting your “Art” last on the list. I’ve been thinking about this because of a fascinating book by a young other who is … Read More
Beautiful Food: a project for Visual Thinking classes
In order to get my students to understand that visual composition matters in everything from architecture to army uniforms to advertising and art, I’ve added a new assignment, called Beautiful … Read More