Tortoise & Marshmallow
James Turrell describes the mix of tenacity and mellowing that is changing the way he works… James Turrell has been building his own forms of art based on experiences of … Read More
Category: Inspirations
Artists, Designers, & Entrepreneurs that inspire us.
Summer Camp (WordPress)
Just returned from my 2nd WordCamp. This one in Orange County at UC Irvine’s Innovation Center called The Cove.
The War of Art
The War of Art is one of the best books I have ever read which dispenses with the clichés and gives a much more honest view of what it takes … Read More
LART: Scottsdale Turrell
I revised this piece at the SMOCA (Scottsdale Museum of Art), which I saw during a major Turrell exhibit they had in 2001. In fact this exhibit was my awakening … Read More
Shop craft, as soul craft…
This book was mentioned in Cal Newport’s “Deep Work.” So far I’ve only read the first bits, but it does offer a fresh view of the power and privelege of making … Read More
Deep work; the story of the blacksmith…
So, “Deep Work” by Cal Newport is the most influential book for me this month. I was hiking along the beach, and the chapter I was listening to, was about a … Read More
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.
Stillness, solitude & creativity
When doing nothing is doing Everything…
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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