Creative Coward
Acknowledge and conquer ‘creative cowardice’ with my Phase IV strategy.
Snowdrop Day: Playing Hooky
A dutiful student, my daughter’s attendance record was near perfect. She completed homework assignments. Practiced piano daily. Didn’t skip a beat to help her mother, while Dad was away on a corporate photo assignment. A rugged schedule for any eight year-old, week after week, since early January. Official spring break wouldn’t be for another month!
Planning Without Process
An avid and devoted vegetable gardener got me thinking after I he said, “The seed catalogs will arriving soon.” Early January and he’s already planning his summer garden! Then, I remembered the insight I discovered while writing the Row By … Continued
OODA Loop for Creative Thinkers
Researchers have highlighted how the OODA Loop can improve decision-making, especially under stressful situations like combat. Another aspect of procession a heave volume of information with OODA is improved cognitive capacity. By applying and repeating the Loop productivity increases as well as one’s ability to adapt to change.
Creativity Has No Age Limit
I’m staring down my 60th birthday next year, there is so much that I want to learn and accomplish. I know and understand my physical limitations, when it’s time slow down, rest and rejuvenate.
Writer AND Illustrator… That’s Hard
I accepted the challenge from the high school English teacher standing opposite me. I didn’t know her. The stack of papers she head lead me to expose my idea to a stranger. Not even catching her name, the statement, “write … Continued
The Girl in High School Drafting Class
The mindset of working by hand is quite different. I’m able to concentrate on the initial stages more deeply, where experimentation takes place before transiting into execution. Typically working in pencil before shifting to pastel, paint and/or ink.
Friction + Energy = Ideas
Friction. Energy. Ideas. Rub your hands together, like you were warming them on a cold morning waiting at the bus stop. Palms together, fingers pointing north… up + down alternatively. One evening during my stint in the Floral Department at … Continued
The Ultimate Intersection: Adams & Dearborn
In the hustle and bustle in the Loop (Chicago’s central business district) it is easy to overlook the astonishing design and history; unless of course you’re an architecture nerd like myself. One of the most fascinating intersections, in my … Continued
3 Plazas on Dearborn Street Tour
THREE PLAZAS ON DEARBORN STREET Chicago Design Week 2018 Event 2-hour Walking Tour | 8 people per group. Tickets available for 5 scheduled tours: Sun 10/28 10a-12p Tue 10/30 2p-4p Thu 11/1 2p-4p Fri 11/2 10a-12p Sat 11/3 10a-12p … Continued